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El partido Movimiento Libertario tendrá su primer debate para escoger un candidato presidencial en una convención política y Extra TV será el escenario en el que se transmitirá este acontecimiento.

At the very least, they can provide voters with new information about the candidates.

Organisers of presidential debates that were to start on Monday evening have dismissed claims that they did not consult candidates who have pulled out of the function.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Nasa flagbearer Raila Odinga on Wednesday pulled out of the much-touted presidential debates slated for July 10th and 24th, accusing the organisers of failing to consult them.

Both Kenya’s leading presidential contenders have pulled out of two planned televised debates ahead of the August 8 election, their parties said Wednesday.

Debate Media, one of the organisers of the presidential debates for this year's General Election, has said it stands to lose Sh200 million in advertising should the court prevent the discussions from taking place.

The Political Leader of the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell said he will take on Prime Minister Gaston Browne in a public debate on the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) at any time.

He wants the debates temporarily stopped because they will feature two categories of candidates: those who have already garnered over five per cent popularity as per opinion polls and those who have not.

Dida in his suit papers claims the presidential debates guidelines are discriminatory, in bad faith and contrary to the Constitution.

According to a report by the Daily Nation, Uhuru has not been formally invited by the organisers and the little problem of his campaign schedule being full until August 8.

En relación con el reto de Salvador Nasralla de que haya un debate con el presidente Juan Orlando Hernández y candidato presidencial del Partido Nacional, el designado manifestó: “¿Quién dijo miedo?”.

The IEBC (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) has cleared eight candidates as per the Constitution to run for the presidency. But the presidential debate, organised by the media fraternity and expected to be watched by 30 million people, will have its own basis of choosing the