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IEBC must ensure only candidates who pass credibility test vie for polls

By Ndung’u Wainaina
The August 4, 2010 civilian coup is proving effective slowly but steadily. In a democratic republic, it is the will of the people that is paramount and becomes the basis of the authority of the Government.

A voter is first a citizen of the country and, apart from statutory rights, has fundamental rights conferred by the Constitution. Members of a democratic society should be sufficiently informed so that they may cast their votes intelligently in favour of persons who are to govern them correctly and democratically.

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