The August 9 general election is drawing closer and ODM boss Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto are racing to beat tight electoral timeliness. The next few weeks will be defining for Raila and Ruto as the IEBC and the Registrar of Political Parties ensure compliance with statutory timelines. The IEBC had in January gazetted the August 9 general election regulations after they were approved by Parliament. This week, for instance, parties are pressed for time to submit to the IEBC their certified membership registers by Saturday, April 9. For the last two days, Raila and Ruto scaled down their countrywide campaigns to focus on primaries to stem any acrimony that would hurt their prospects.

Source: The Star April 07, 2022 10:54 UTC