Lawyer defends media's right to election results as Senate weighs livestream ban
Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru says the media has every right to collect election results and report them...
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A Kenyan lawyer has defended the media's right to report election results, amid discussions in the Senate regarding a bill that could remove the requirement for the IEBC to livestream polling station results.
- Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru asserted the media's right to collect and report election results from all 45,000 polling stations.
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson, Erastus Ethekon, refuted claims of a planned ban on livestreaming.
- The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 is being considered by the Senate, proposing to replace livestreaming with electronic transmission to tallying centers.
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