Eleven upcoming parliamentary and ward by-elections will be a test run for the 2022 presidential polls as heavyweights jostle to show their might. The forthcoming by-elections — eight slated for next month and three yet to be declared — are expected to test the big guns' war chests, as they evenly spread countrywide. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is gearing up to conduct constituency by-elections in Matungu and Kabuchai on Thursday next week. Apart from the parliamentary by-elections, there are at least five high-stakes stakes ward by-elections coming up next Thursday. Mutua's CCM has fielded former MP John Katuku in what looks like a titanic battle for control of Ukambani politics.

Source: The Star February 26, 2021 02:03 UTC