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Why are parties bickering now on voters' register?

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IEBC clerk Kevin Omondi registers voters at IEBC's GPO centre, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

It is farcical that, less than a month to the election, the leading presidential candidates are still jousting with the electoral commission over the question of manual versus electronic voter register.

Let us be clear. The list of registered voters is not a State secret. It should be public information in the possession of anyone interested – especially political parties.

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