More than ten people were cleared by the political parties registrar to vie as independent presidential candidates during the August polls. By Monday, 27 people were cleared to vie as governors while another 215 were given the nod to seek MP posts. Funyula MP Paul Otuoma and West Mugirango's James Gesami are among those cleared to seek the governor seat. The list further reveals that most candidates who applied to vie as independent candidates are from ODM and Jubilee Party. In 2013, a paltry 350 sought clearance to run for seats as independent candidates.

Source: The Star May 08, 2017 19:30 UTC