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Political meddling in IEBC not good for embattled agency

IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati. Photo: Jenipher Wachie, Standard

In short shrift, the National Super Alliance (NASA) and Jubilee Party have rejected the six interim officials appointed by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati to oversee the October 17 repeat presidential election.

That the Jubilee ruling coalition and the Opposition NASA are, for once, in agreement only means they are digging further in for confrontations. In effect, this bodes ill for the country.

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