By elections in Malindi and Kericho kicked off in earnest Monday as residents went to the polls to elect their new representatives for the National Assembly and Senate respectively.<br /><br />The polls opened at 6am in both areas, with no hitch reported so far.<br /><br />Capital FM News spoke to some of the voters in Kericho who woke up early to cast their vote before going on with their daily business.<br /><br />“I am excited that this is a big day for us because we will get a new leader by the end of the day” James Langat said.<br /><br />Jubilee Alliance Party’s Aaron Cheruiyot and KANU’s Paul arap Sang are seen as front runners in the contest that has been described as a supremacy battle between Deputy President William Ruto and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi.<br /><br />In Malindi, Jubilee Alliance Party’s Philip Charo is battling it out with Willy Mtengo of the Orange Democratic Movement party.
