Independent candidates disqualified from Rwanda poll
Rwanda's President and RPF Chairman Paul Kagame (R) presents his credentials as presidential candidate for the upcoming elections to the president of the national election commission KalisaMbanda (L), in Kigali on June 22, 2017. PHOTO CYRIL NDEGEYA | NATION
Two independent presidential hopefuls have failed to make it to the final list of candidates and will not be on the ballot in Rwanda’s August 4 election.
Out of the four independent candidates who submitted their presidential bids, only Philippe Mpayimana made it to the final list.
