To take the practical examination, candidates must be aged 17 years or over and require:

Under the new rules, each candidate would require the support of at least 250 elected officials from national or local bodies.

All nine presidential candidates contested for a parliamentary seat as required by Kenyan law.

A candidate requires a two-thirds majority - or 300 votes - to be elected in the first two rounds.

To achieve a pass a candidate required a minimum of 500 marks out of a possible 1000.

A candidate required a majority of votes to win.

She had to explain that it was not practical, especially for the Republicans, because six candidates would require the use of 12 separate frequencies.

Presidential candidates require a majority of 270 college votes to win the presidency.

Each candidate required a $1000 deposit, an increase from $200 in the last election.

All other candidates required 5,000 support clicks from each of 10 states to qualify for the primary ballot.