Proof: How Sifuna's TEP took centre stage after contentious party registration row

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SHA-256: 97dc6bfab2a741e487c600e91383c74df7535fbee25b895b02d7a37b1c90c8fd

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970083, mined 2026-10-05 21:21 UTC.

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