{
  "id": 1277610,
  "title": "Kalonzo warns IEBC against Smartmatic as provider of 2027 election software",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kalonzo-warns-iebc-against-smartmatic-as-provider-of-2027-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T13:18:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/kalonzo-warns-iebc-against-smartmatic-as-provider-of-2027-election-software"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) against using Smartmatic as the technology provider for the 2027 General Election. Speaking during a church service at Redeemed Gospel Church in Kithimani Township, Machakos County, on Sunday, August 16, 2026, Kalonzo said Kenyans would not accept a return to Smartmatic for […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}