• About
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
  • Login
Kisasa News
  • Home
  • Politics
  • County News
  • Lifestyle

    25 Year Old Man To Wed 85-Year-Old Woman with 20 Grandkids

    Blogger Edgar Obare’s Instagram Account Deleted After “Wash Wash” Exposé

    16-year-old Twin Sisters Impregnated By Same Boy (PHOTOS)

    Meet Fiona Akoth 1st Lieutenant US Airforce Pilot

    Women To Watch: One on One With Lindah Kiyeng

    Deliverance Pastor Dribbles Ball In Church. Anyone Who Comes Close To Him Falls Uncontrollably.

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Sports
  • Videos
  • Entertainment
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • County News
  • Lifestyle

    25 Year Old Man To Wed 85-Year-Old Woman with 20 Grandkids

    Blogger Edgar Obare’s Instagram Account Deleted After “Wash Wash” Exposé

    16-year-old Twin Sisters Impregnated By Same Boy (PHOTOS)

    Meet Fiona Akoth 1st Lieutenant US Airforce Pilot

    Women To Watch: One on One With Lindah Kiyeng

    Deliverance Pastor Dribbles Ball In Church. Anyone Who Comes Close To Him Falls Uncontrollably.

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Sports
  • Videos
  • Entertainment
No Result
View All Result
Kisasa News
No Result
View All Result
Home Election Matters

IEBC Seeks To Lock Out Losers Of Party Losers From Running As Independents

Jakowiti Atwech by Jakowiti Atwech
March 16, 2022
in Election Matters
0
0
SHARES
57
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Losers in the political party’s nominations will be locked out from vying as independent candidates in the August 9 General Election if MPs approve changes to the law.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) wants Parliament to amend the Elections Act, 2011 to eliminate a 14-day window that allows losers in party primaries to run as independents.

The law currently requires political parties to present party lists 90 days to the General Elections while independent candidates have 120 days to submit their names to the IEBC.

The electoral agency said the amendments to the Elections Act, 2011 will provide equality in the treatment of candidates presented by political parties and those who run as independents.

The Constitution stipulates that for one to run as an independent candidate, the person must not have been a member of a political party at least 90 days before the general election.

The law currently gives nomination losers a window of 14 days to resign from the party they ran on and become independent candidates.

IEBC says the law denies a person the opportunity to move from one party to another but allows one to move from a political party to an independent.
“For equity, we want the days reduced to 90 days within which membership lists would be presented. By this, there would be no window for people who have been denied nominations to become independents,” the IEBC said.

The IEBC is set to register candidates from May 29 to June 9. Political Parties have until April 22 to conduct nominations.
Chrispine Owiye, the IEBC Legal Services director told MPs that the commission wants the deadline for independent candidates to submit their names 90 days to the General Election.
“I know that this is a controversial amendment because there are those who want party hopping as well as those who want to seal a loophole for party hopping,” Mr Owiye said.

“The way the law currently denies a person from hopping from party A to party B is the same way we should deny a candidate from hopping from a political party to independent.”

The IEBC made the proposals during public participation on the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The Bill seeks to align the laws on Elections following recent amendments to the Political Parties (Amendment) Act.
Mr Owiye told the National Assembly’s Committee on Delegated Legislation that the law currently discriminates against aspirants.

“There are those who will go through party primaries, test it and when they fail jump ship to run as independent candidates. Aspirants must decide from the word go to run either through parties or as independents. We must close this party hopping window,” Mr Owiye said during public participation on the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

Previous Post

9 KDF Soldiers Perish, 5 Injured In Somalia IED Attack

Next Post

“You As A Man, Why Are You Concerned With My Organs” Responds To Moses Kuria

Jakowiti Atwech

Jakowiti Atwech

Next Post

"You As A Man, Why Are You Concerned With My Organs" Responds To Moses Kuria

Stay Connected test

  • 982 Fans
  • 75 Followers
  • 45 Subscribers
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

Omollo, KDF Soldier Stabbed To Death By Girlfriend In Kahawa Wendani Estate

April 4, 2021

ENA Coach Online Booking; A Step by Step Guide

February 24, 2020

Why You Must Get Your NTSA Smart Driving License Before July 1st 2020 Deadline

January 20, 2020

Suspect Caught Slaughtering A Goat Inside Classroom In Nyando, Kisumu

June 30, 2020

Kahawa Wendani MCA Cyrus ‘Gearbox’ Omondi Dies In India

0

Another Kisumu Factory Faces Closure Over Pollution

0

Rare Migratory Bird’s 6,000 Km Direct Flight From Finland To Bondo

0

DP Ruto Orders Police IG Mutyambai To Investigate Investors’ Activities At His Annex Office

0

CS Machogu Bans Morning & Evening Preps, Sets Strict Timelines

January 31, 2023

“I Wasn’t Fired At Kiss FM” Kamene Goro Refutes As She Emotionally Hands Over Mic To Kwamboka

January 31, 2023

Three-paragraphed Eulogy, No Speeches, No Photographs As Tirus Maina Who Drowned With ‘girlfriend’ In Juja Dam Is Laid To Rest

January 29, 2023

How To Start A Sugarcane Juicing Outlet And Make Ksh 10,000 Per Day

January 28, 2023

Recent News

CS Machogu Bans Morning & Evening Preps, Sets Strict Timelines

January 31, 2023

“I Wasn’t Fired At Kiss FM” Kamene Goro Refutes As She Emotionally Hands Over Mic To Kwamboka

January 31, 2023

Three-paragraphed Eulogy, No Speeches, No Photographs As Tirus Maina Who Drowned With ‘girlfriend’ In Juja Dam Is Laid To Rest

January 29, 2023

How To Start A Sugarcane Juicing Outlet And Make Ksh 10,000 Per Day

January 28, 2023
Kisasa News

Kisasa News

Kisasa News is excited to bring you this new platform for delivery of current news at your fingertips!
News tip-lines: editor@kisasanews.com or Whatsapp: +254 719 886 686

Follow Us

Browse by Category

Recent News

CS Machogu Bans Morning & Evening Preps, Sets Strict Timelines

January 31, 2023

“I Wasn’t Fired At Kiss FM” Kamene Goro Refutes As She Emotionally Hands Over Mic To Kwamboka

January 31, 2023
  • About
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2020 Kisasa News. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • County News
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Gadget

© 2020 Kisasa News. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In