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Let’s look for middle ground in electoral laws debate

The country is losing precious time to prepare for the 2017 General Election. Last week, MPs failed to agree on an amendment to the electoral laws. While Jubilee supports a back-up manual voting system, the Opposition is worried that it will lead to manipulation of election results.

Opposition says manual system will allow absentee voters to vote. It also insists on electronic transmissions of results from the polling centres.

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