President Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga close ranks on IEBC

President Uhuru Kenyatta receives a report from the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on matters relating to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission at State House, Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: PSCU]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has lobbied MPs to endorse a report detailing a raft of electoral reforms before next year’s elections.

Uhuru yesterday received the report of the joint parliamentary select committee on IEBC, a day after Opposition leader Raila Odinga, too, backed the political settlement reached by both sides after month-long talks.