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Opinion: Anti-graft agency failed to raise integrity bar in aspirants' vetting

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission CEO Ezra Chiloba and chairman Wafula Chebukati  photo:courtesy

Last week was an anti-climax of sorts. Kenyans who had expected radical surgery in the political landscape were heartbroken after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cleared aspirants, among them many of questionable character and integrity, for the August elections.

All indications are that politicians who have featured in various reports detailing their role in abuse of office and plunder will participate in the August elections.

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