Pete Ondeng. He has bowed out of the race to be President. [Photo: jamhuri-news.com]
Presidential candidate Pete Ondeng has bowed out of the race to be President ahead of August 8 general elections.
Ondeng on Monday said he will no be on the ballot given the fact that the race is too crowded for fair competition.
"A crowded race of 18 candidates seeking election as President will not be fair."
Ondeng had declared his bid under the Restore and Build Kenya Party and was among 16 others who want to unseat President Uhuru Kenyatta in the coming polls.
They await clearance by IEBC after which they will face off in the two planned Presidential debates before the elections.
He is the founder and chairman of the Lead Africa Foundation, a Nairobi-based nonprofit organisation that exists to inspire new thinking and breakthrough.
He started his career as an auditor in the United States after qualifying as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).