The Presidential debates for the August election are likely to be for just President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA candidate Raila Odinga.
Those to be invited must command at least five per cent per cent popular support in opinion polls, according to guidelines released by organisers on Thursday.
Only Uhuru and Raila command this support. They are among eight presidential candidates who received clearance from the IEBC for the general election taking place on August 8.
The latest Ipsos poll, released on May 30, puts Uhuru at 49 per cent and Raila at 42 per cent.
A poll by Radio Africa Group's research department released on May 18 placed Uhuru at 49 per cent and Raila at 40 per cent.
According to both polls, none of the other candidates managed five per cent support.
