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How referendum reality could upset political arena ahead of 2022

Thirdway Alliance Party Leader Ekuru Aukot during a press briefing. (Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard)

It is fresh headache for President Uhuru Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga as the reality of a referendum looms.

On Thursday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati gave a nod to a popular initiative after it successfully presented more than one million signatures for the country to go into a plebiscite.

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