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Michael Ndonye, PhD., Senior Lecturer, Researcher., Kabarak University

Kenya’s fringe presidential candidates: what they offer in elections

A Kenyan elections official registers a voter's details. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

On 9 August 2022, Kenyans will vote for their fifth president. It will be the country’s seventh general election since the resumption of multiparty electoral democracy 30 years ago.

This year will see the lowest number of presidential candidates on the ballot since 1992. The country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has cleared four contenders. They are Deputy President William Ruto of the Kenya Kwanza coalition, former prime minister Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, law professor George Wajackoyah of the Roots Party and lawyer David Waihiga of the Agano Party.

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