国际英语资讯:Kenyas electoral contenders hold crucial talks ahead of repeat vote
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26 <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="softening">softening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nullifying">nullifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="illegalities">illegalities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span>.</p><p><span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="NASA">NASA</span>) <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boundaries">Boundaries</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="IEBC">IEBC</span>) <span word="Wafula">Wafula</span> <span word="Chebukati">Chebukati</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commissioners">commissioners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span>. <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Ruto">Ruto</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IEBC">IEBC</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span>," <span word="Chebukati">Chebukati</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procurement">procurement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="material">material</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nullified">nullified</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="irreducible">irreducible</span> <span word="minimums">minimums</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="IEBC">IEBC</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="IEBC">IEBC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>. <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26," <span word="Chebukati">Chebukati</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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