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Raila rubbishes talk that referendum will cost Sh14billion

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga during the BBI launch at Bomas of Kenya [Photo: RailaOdinga/Twitter]

ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga has hit out at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for telling Kenyans that the upcoming referendum will cost Kenyans Sh14billion. Through a statement, Odinga stated that elections have become an avenue for ripping off the country and faulted IEBC saying the commission should be overhauled.

“Elections have become one of the major avenues for ripping off the country through various schemes that are never meant to save costs or yield credible results but to line pockets of individuals. Those schemes are evident in the IEBC's latest reasoning.

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