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There is hope at last. After weeks of uncertainty in which the Opposition Cord coalition held rallies to force out of office commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), it was comforting that a group of 47 Members of Parliament from the Jubilee coalition and the Opposition have resolved to spearhead electoral reforms.
Weekly protests in Nairobi and other major cities that often turned violent was clearly not the best way; neither was the intransigence from members of the ruling coalition. So it is hoped that the MPs' caucus convened by Ugenya MP David Ochieng (CORD) and Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando (Jubilee) is going to unlock the impasse. Although the Leader of Majority Aden Duale was quick to pour cold water on this initiative, the willingness by members of the political class to sit and discuss the issues is good for the country because it will defuse the palpable tension.
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