President Paul Kagame celebrates after winning the 2010 election. Key parties in Rwanda have declared they will back the incumbent in the August 4, 2017 polls. FILE PHOTO | SIMON MAINA |
Potential contenders to take on President Paul Kagame in Rwanda's August presidential elections have begun submitting their bids to the National Electoral Commission.
The exercise began Monday with the NEC chairman Prof Kalisa Mbanda saying that prospective candidates need to confirm the requirements on the checklist provided and that in case of missing documents, aspirants will be given a few days to sort them out.
