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Pain of working for IEBC: Election officials say it is a dog's life

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IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati is whisked away by security officers after chaos erupted between Azimio and UDA leaders at the auditorium, Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Elected leaders from the August 9 General Election are first settling into office. But for Jane (not her real name), it is the beginning of emotional healing.

Her emotional scar has nothing to do with the outcome of the election. It is everything to do with the trauma she went through as a returning officer for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

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