[Kibata Kihu, Standard]The sheer numbers and the impact of independent candidates in this year’s General Election will make Kenya’s politics more dynamic and help nurture true democracy, Kiambu Governor William Kabogo says. This will be the first time in Kenya’s history that such a large number of hopefuls will not be directly allied to a political party. “Currently, no political party has the resources or strong structures to conduct a credible nomination. “We all belong to Jubilee, those whom we gave seats in Jubilee should respect us. Gethenji said all independent candidates who lost the Jubilee tickets support the re-election of Uhuru.

Source: Standard Digital May 28, 2017 08:03 UTC