The record numbers of candidates who have thrown their hats in the ring to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta, portend a logistical nightmare for the IEBC with over 50 candidates hoping to be on the ballot. Apart from the front runners in the race, Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga and the UDA presidential candidate Deputy President William Ruto, the registrar of political parties, have cleared 47 other candidates to vie as independents.