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Factors That Will Determine the Winner of August 2017 Election

Kenyans will be heading to the polls on August 8th next year to elect 290 parliamentarians from the constituencies and 47 women representatives from the counties. 47 gubernatorial seats will be up for grabs but the ultimate price will be the presidency. So far its only President Uhuru Kenyatta who has confirmed of his candidature as the incumbent will be seeking a second term. The opposition coalition Cord is currently in negotiation with other political parties like Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC and Isaac Rutto’s Mashinani party to front a single candidate to face Uhuru. Depending on who is chosen among the opposition heavyweights it promises to be gigantic all to play for fiercely contested election.

The elections will be won or lost on the basis of the following factors.

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