The first Presidential debate for the 2022 State House race will be held on July 12th, the Kenya Editors' Guild announced on Monday.
Churchill Otieno, the Guild President revealed the plans during a consultative meeting between the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the media stakeholders in Mombasa.
Otieno said the second and final Presidential debate will be held on July 26th with in between the debates, that of the Presidential running mates will also be conducted.
Under the election timelines announced by the electoral body, aspiring Presidential candidates are required to submit their candidature by May 30- June 10.
The debate provides candidates with an opportunity to sell their agendas on a national platform.
The Presidential debate was introduced in Kenya in the 2013 General Election.
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