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The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes deleting the legal requirement that compels the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to livestream results from polling stations.
Among the changes under consideration is a proposal to repeal Section 21 of the Election Offences Act to allow IEBC to prosecute election-related offences. The commission argued that dealing with such offences...
Lawmakers voted 131 to 2 in support of the bill, which introduces wide-ranging amendments to the constitution of the southern African country. Among the changes is an increase in the number of elected parliamen...