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A voter casts her vote during the 2022 General election voting at Uhuru Gardens primary school, Langata constituency, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
Some voters in Nyeri were paid up to Sh2,000 to sell their national identification (ID) cards or vote for particular candidates in the August elections, a report has revealed.
The research by local NGO, Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU), shows buying of the ID cards happened on the day of voting and started as early as 6am. According to the report titled Frontlines of Democracy: Safeguarding Human Rights in Kenya's 2022 Elections, most of those targeted by the scheme were youth.
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