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Bill seeks heavy fines or jail term for IEBC officials who bungle poll

IEBC Tallying centre National presidential tallying centre at Bomas. [File, Standard]

A Bill proposing that electoral commission officials guilty of committing electoral offences be punished by imprisonment or fined millions of shillings has been tabled before the Senate.

The Election Offences Amendment Bill 2024 sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Minority Leader Stewart Madzayo seeks a jail term of 5 years or a fine of not more than Sh2 million for electoral officials found guilty of an electoral offence.

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