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Leave no room for failure in 2017 polls

The Supreme Court of Kenya could be irreparably damaged. Its honour, reputation and credibility are dented. Corruption allegations could have finally consumed it. The Supreme Court and Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) performed poorly in the 2013 general elections. Kenyans are beginning to get an idea of what went wrong.

IEBC has to date not provided conclusive results, and electoral dispute decisions of the judicial process remain contested. Whenever Kenyans demand accountability from IEBC on gross failure to manage the 2013 elections and the latter emergence of corruption allegations, IEBC quickly jumps into hollow self-defence.

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