Hundreds of politicians have been flocking the office of the Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) in Nairobi to submit their applications. Thursday, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) clarified that aspirants who were not affiliated to any political party had legally until Monday to submit their papers. Peter Kimani, an aspirant for the Tetu parliamentary seat, said the message from RPP was clear that yesterday was the deadline. The IEBC yesterday afternoon said the legal deadline remained Monday 8. Aspirants however complained about the slow pace of the clearance and the rejection of choice of independent candidate symbols.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2017 20:39 UTC