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New bill wants to compel poll losers to okay results

Narok Senator Ledama Olekina who has sponsored the bill. [File, Standard]

Election losers will be compelled to approve election results even if they dispute them, according a Bill before Senate.

The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, proposes compulsory approval of results by all candidates through signing of the declaration forms, even if they do not agree with the outcome of the process.

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