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Degree certificate not necessary for MCA post, IEBC says

Acting Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Marjan Hussein when he appeared before Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 [David Njaaga, Standard]

Aspirants eyeing Member of County Assembly (MCA) seats do not need a university degree to vie, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has directed.

According to the Wafula Chebukati-led electoral agency, only aspirants seeking the presidency, deputy presidency, governorship and deputy governorship must have a degree to contest in the August 9 elections.

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