Presidential candidates have until the end of Monday 23,2022 to present 2,000 signatures from at least 24 counties supporting their bid
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati said the signatures must be in hard copy and accompanied by identification card copies
Speaking during a pre-nomination meeting with presidential aspirants at the Bomas of Kenya, Chebukati said those who will fail to meet the signature threshold during the verification exercise by IEBC will be allow more time to provide them
During the meeting United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Presidential candidate William Ruto was represented by Secretary General Veronica Maina while lawyer Paul Mwangi represented Azimio’s Raila Odinga
Wiper party was represented by secretary general Shakila Abdalla.
At the same time IEBC says that eleven presidential candidates did not submit the names of their running mates by the 16th of May deadline.
