国际英语资讯:Kenyan leader says to consider election amendment before signing
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 13-- <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rift">rift</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>. <span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rigging">rigging</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boundary">Boundary</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="IEBC">IEBC</span>) <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Elections">Elections</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="compels">compels</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complementary">complementary</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span> <span word="Duale">Duale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kipchumba">Kipchumba</span> <span word="Murkomen">Murkomen</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p>
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