It's a crowded field as polls agency clears 12 for Kiagu ward by-election

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi (right), flanked by United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Kiagu Ward by-election candidate Simon Kiambi (centre), after Kiambi presented his nomination papers to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission at Shalom Centre, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

The electoral agency has cleared a total of 12 candidates for the October 14 Kiagu Ward by-election in Meru County.

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Returning Officer Pamela Karimi handed the certificates to the aspirants for the seat declared vacant after the death of Eunice Karegi of Governor Alfred Mutua's Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC).