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From bar soaps to bursaries, politicians threaten, bribe to lure voters

A voter checks details with the IEBC on Friday. [Courtesy]

Leaders in several parts of the country are using different tactics to woo the youth to register as voters before the November 4 deadline set by the electoral body.

Armed with baits of bar soaps and bursaries, the leaders have been traversing areas they are interested in vying for electoral seats in a bid to get numbers in the 2022 polls.

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