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Attack opinion polls with credible evidence

It is disheartening when politicians who should know better seek to gag information crucial to the public simply because it is not flattering. Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka should back up with evidence his claim that the latest opinion poll released by a research firm is biased.

Mr Musyoka has even proposed that laws be passed to keep pollsters in check. When a politician complains about an independent opinion poll, it could mean the polling was conducted without undue influence from vested political interests.

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