{
  "id": 3651609,
  "title": "Rigging thunderbolt: Gachagua takes on IEBC over 2027 election technology kits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rigging-thunderbolt-gachagua-takes-on-iebc-over-2027-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
    "slug": "the-standard-kenya",
    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001556273/rigging-thunderbolt-gachagua-takes-on-iebc-over-2027-election-technology-kits"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has accused IEBC of being behind a plot to rig the 2027 General Election through a digital voting system to be supplied by a South Korean company.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Gachagua: IEBC must tell Kenyans whether MIRU systems procurement process is lawful",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/gachagua-iebc-must-tell-kenyans-whether-miru-systems-procurement",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:00:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Gachagua challenges IEBC tender for 2027 election technology kits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/gachagua-challenges-iebc-tender-for-2027-election-technology-kits",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}