Revisit party and independent aspirants clearance process

Independent presidential aspirant Eliud Muthiora Kiriara burns his voter's card after being rejected by IEBC. [Samson Wire, Standard]

The official clearance of the presidential aspirants by the Independent and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ended on Monday in readiness for the August 9 General Election.

Based on reports from the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), IEBC and the legacy media, there were at least 56 party and independent aspirants who had expressed interest in running for president. Initially there were major concerns as to how the singe ballot paper would accommodate such a high number.