IEBC says it won’t extend voter registration exercise

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IEBC says it won’t extend voter registration exercise

IEBC says voter registration, which started on Oct. 4, to end today despite existence of court order extending the exercise; cites lack of budget.

Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

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