IEBC clears Abduba Dida, Aukot to vie for presidency
Alliance for Real Change presidential candidate Abduba Dida at Nairobi Safari Club on May 23, 2017 during the IEBC pre-nominations meeting with aspirants. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Dr Aukot he exuded confidence that he would beat President Kenyatta.
IEBC added Dr Japhet Kaluyu and Mr Erastus Masira to the list of presidential candidates.
An “animal war” ensued today as one of the four presidential aspirants who had an appointment with the electoral body at KICC had their nomination papers rejected while two more were added to the list to take the total to 10.
The ‘fringe’ candidates battling for the top seat alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main challenger Raila Odinga — whose rivalry has seen the presidential election widely described as a “two-horse race”— attempted to describe themselves as the better animal, one that they said would beat the so-called horses.
