The race for Kibra parliamentary seat is hotting up after a total of four women decided to throw their weight in male-dominated race.

Ahead of the upcoming Kibra by-elections, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cleared a total of 10 candidates with the commission hoping to clear some more candidates by close of business today (Tuesday).

A good number of women have shown interest. Among those already cleared is United Green Movement Party’s Malasen Hamida who was cleared on Monday.

Hamida presented her papers to IEBC accompanied by UGM party members of National Executive Council, Secretariat and members of Team Hamida.

Addressing media in Nairobi after her clearance, the ‘Mama Mazingira’ as she is well known in the public for her continued advocacy on matters environment conservation, water and sanitation, youth and governance said she is up to the task.

“The journey has begun and I believe I am up to the task of representing the people of Kibra towards continued development,” said Hamida.

Editar Ochieng of Ukweli Party which is associated with activist Boniface Mwangi has also been cleared to face off the men from Jubilee, ANC, ODM and Ford Kenya parties.

Fridah Kerubo Kingara, who hopes to run as an independent candidate has also been cleared to battle for the seat that fell vacant following Ken Okoth’s demise.

Reports indicate that Martha Karua’s Narc-Kenya is also expected to sponsor a female aspirant, which will total the number of female aspirants in Kibra MP race to four.

Thecleared women will face off with Musalia Mudavadi ANC party’s candidate Eliud Owalo, Ford-Kenya’s Khamisi Butichi, Jubilee’s McDonald Mariga and ODM’s Benard Imran Okoth, should he win an appeal against him tabled before ODM’s dispute tribunal by Peter Orero.

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  • Your Comment : I have now believed that we do not have an independent electoral and boundaries commission , instead we have a congregation of greedy individuals out to misuse Kenyans and bring chaos to our country. #Remove them. #clean the top leadership.

  • Congratulations to Governor Mutua,you really deserve to lead in the best performing governors,,, those ranked last should be dealt with accordingly for misappropriating public funds

  • Raila was the hunter now the hunted... how do trust a hyena like Uhuru.. You both greedy... you dug your grave lie in it... What handshake.. Crap...

  • Babu aje zake,handshake is for all Kenyans, and Kibra believe in handshake, there4, Uhuru And Raila should have different candidates and whoever Will go through Will be thé product of handshake

  • Hehehe, supporting somebody was not an agreement in the handshake my friends!! Remember Raila caused many to die during the era of maandamano hence Uhuru devised a method how to tame this power hungry man!! Mariga must win

  • Your Raila and uhuru come from different political party,. Everyone is free to handle his party issues and i salute the president for supporting mariga being the jubilee candidate. Raila is also supporting the odm candidate and no one is against that. Some people are taking handshake as political party while it's not. Please mr mp style up.

  • Babu wacha kiherehere or baba will tie u the same tree kidero and obado were rope tied when the latters looked threatening the leadership of baba in nyanza

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