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US to pump Sh2.5b into 2017 vote, says Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry. He announced that the United States will give Sh2.5 billion to ensure free, fair and credible polls and to prevent the country from slipping into election-instigated chaos as witnessed in 2007. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has applauded the ongoing electoral talks and said that the country must have a trusted electoral body to conduct next year’s polls.

Mr Kerry announced that the United States will give Sh2.5 billion to ensure free, fair and credible polls and to prevent the country from slipping into election-instigated chaos as witnessed in 2007.

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