In some homes, parents and children have taken rivalry to a whole new level, with some vying against each other.
A case in point is the contest for Bomet East parliamentary seat, which pits Jubilee Party candidate Beatrice Kones – the wife of former minister Kipkalya Kones – against her first born son Kevin Kones, who is running on Nasa-affiliated Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM).