, ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁the ▁ 1 , 0 3 3 ▁that ▁ran ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁ 2 6 9 ▁female ▁candidates ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁record . ▁ ▁The ▁O DM ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 9 0 , ▁followed ▁by ▁Ken ya ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁( K EN DA ) ▁with ▁ 1 7 0 , ▁the ▁P NU ▁( 1 3 5 ), ▁O DM – K ▁( 1 3 5 ), ▁K AD DU ▁( 9 7 ) ▁K AN U ▁( 9 1 ), ▁Saf ina ▁( 8 8 ), ▁N AR C ▁( 7 3 ), ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( 8 6 ) ▁and ▁N AR C – K en ya ▁( 5 9 ). ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 ▁parties ▁field ed ▁parliament ary ▁candidates , ▁another ▁record . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁no ▁party ▁field ed ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁every ▁constitu ency ; ▁every ▁previous ▁election ▁had ▁seen ▁K AN U ▁contest ▁every ▁seat . ▁The ▁K itut u ▁Mas aba ▁Const itu ency ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁candidates ▁at ▁ 3 3 ▁and ▁all ▁ 2 1 0 ▁constitu encies ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁candidates , ▁meaning ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁un cont ested ▁seats , ▁another ▁first . ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁pol ls ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁pol ls ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁put ▁support ▁for ▁Od ing a ▁at ▁ 5 0 %, ▁with ▁K ib aki ▁at ▁ 3