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Omtatah wants IEBC to drop paper ballots for electronic voting system

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Should Kenyans walk to the polling stations, get electronically identified, vote for a candidate of their choice, get an electronic ticket, and have their vote digitally counted and transmitted immediately or should we retain a hybrid system of voting where you cast your ballot manually, it is counted manually, and the result is sent electronically?

This is a major question that is splitting Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

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