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Don’t turn integrity vetting into a charade

An IEBC agent counting votes during the Juja by-election, May 2021. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

It is likely that the integrity vetting of aspirants in this election will be a box-ticking affair. What should preserve sanctity of public office has seemingly become an artless act performed only to fulfil legal and bureaucratic electoral requirements.

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