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A casual look at the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017 that was tabled in Parliament on Thursday reveals a government side keen to use its majority in Parliament to push through amendments that at best favour it and at the worst, are short-term.
The lack of input and consensus from across the board has heightened the feeling that the new laws will make elections less free and less fair. The timing is suspect coming hot on the heels of the Supreme Court's nullification of the August 8 presidential elections.
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