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Degree a must for MPs in next Kenya general election, says Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC)

The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set itself up for conflict with MPs after it proposed a requirement that could lock out people without degrees and diplomas from seeking elective positions.

It also proposes to reintroduce strict time lines for party nominations that would end party-hopping that were in the initial draft electoral laws but were removed by the last parliament while enacting the legislation.

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