Political parties collect Sh2 billion in nomination fees

Kakamega County ODM aspirants during a meeting at Kakamega Social hall on April 7, 2017. Photo by BENJAMIN SAKWA

Over 21,000 aspirants in 10 big parties have declared interest in 1,871 seats for governor, senator, MP and MCA across the country and will battle it out at the primaries.

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party and Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lead the pack in political outfits that have attracted many aspirants and have subsequently pocketed millions of shillings.