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Wajir Woman Rep's reckless boast is a national scandal

Wajir Woman Rep Fatuma Jehow  Meet some of the flamboyant and beautiful Female MPs at the 13th Parliament. Nairobi 20th,2022. [FILE/Standard]

In a country where elections are often marred by suspicion, violence, and irregularities, it is chilling, though not surprising, to hear a sitting legislator boast openly about plans to commit electoral fraud. Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Jehow’s declaration that “we’ll steal votes for Ruto, that’s no secret,” is not merely an offhand joke or a moment of reckless bravado. It is a confession. A confession to a crime. A confession to the betrayal of the people’s will. And more damningly, a symptom of the deep moral rot in our political system.

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