{"id":6802,"date":"2026-01-09T13:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=6802"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:23:14","slug":"tmg-news-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/tmg-news-120\/","title":{"rendered":"IEBC Under Fire as Opposition Accuses Commission of Election Rigging Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/press-iebc.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/press-iebc.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/press-iebc-300x150.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" 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