Four-horse race: Your work made easier as IEBC bars 53 hopefuls

Only four of an initial 57 candidates have been cleared to battle it out for the top seat. [Checkpoint, Standard]

The clearance by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of four candidates for the August 9 presidential race marked the end of a lengthy preliminary winnowing process to identify President Uhuru Kenyatta’s successor.

Out of an initial 57 candidates that sought to take up the presidential baton, only four got the nod from the electoral agency, setting the stage for a gruelling race – a battle for the minds and souls of more than 22 million voters, through wit and tact.