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Ethekon: Candidates risk disqualification even after winning by-election

Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Dr. Erastus Edung Ethekon during the swearing in of the commission at Supreme Court on July 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Candidates who perpetrate electoral malpractices during the Thursday by-election can still be disqualified even after winning the elections.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that it has the capacity to nullify the victory of a candidate even after winning an election.

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