▁ 2 0 7 ▁pet itions ▁following ▁failure ▁by ▁comp lain ants ▁to ▁attend . ▁ 2 9 ▁applications ▁did ▁not ▁need ▁determ ination ▁as ▁Political ▁parties ▁conced ed ▁to ▁the ▁compla ints . ▁ ▁President ial ▁candidates ▁Minister ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Security ▁George ▁S ait oti , ▁second ▁hand ▁man ▁to ▁both ▁Daniel ▁A rap ▁Mo i ▁and ▁inc umb ent ▁President ▁M w ai ▁K ib aki , ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁but ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁crash . ▁His ▁mixed ▁Mas ai ▁and ▁K ik uy u ▁her itage ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁important ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁violence ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁president ial ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁t endency ▁in ▁Ken yan ▁politics ▁for ▁eth nic - based ▁al li ances . ▁ ▁Several ▁polit icians ▁made ▁public ▁their ▁intent ions ▁to ▁run ▁or ▁were ▁spec ulated ▁to ▁run ▁by ▁media ▁anal yst s ▁and ▁pol ling ▁organizations : ▁ ▁Syl v ester ▁W ak oli ▁B if w oli ▁– ▁MP ▁for ▁B um ula ▁Const itu ency . ▁Moh ammed ▁Abd uba ▁D ida ▁– ▁Form er ▁High ▁School ▁Te acher ▁Joseph ▁Hell on ▁– ▁Jazz ▁Ma estro , ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Pla cent a ▁Party . ▁C yrus ▁J ir ongo ▁– ▁MP ▁for ▁L ug ari ▁Const itu ency . ▁King wa ▁Kam enc u ▁– ▁Oxford ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar ▁Mar tha ▁Kar ua ▁– ▁MP ▁for ▁G ich ug