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President Uhuru Kenyatta signs controversial electoral bill into law

CORD MPs march to the Milimani Law Courts after they disagreed in Parliament over the Elections Laws Amendment Bill, which was signed into law yesterday. [PHOTO: FILE/Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has assented to the Elections Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

This means the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) can now put in place a complementary mechanism for identification of voters and transmission of elections results, the Presidential Strategic Communications Unit said in a statement.

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