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Adding Reuben Kigame on presidential ballot paper to cost Sh971m, IEBC says

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson Wafula Chebukati. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it would cost the taxpayer an additional Sh971 million to include the name of Reuben Kigame on the presidential ballot paper.

This is in response to a July 18 High Court decision that directed the electoral agency to consider Kigame’s application as a presidential candidate in the August 9, 2022 General Election.

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