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It would be wrong to alter election date

Speaker Justin Muturi

Parliament resumes its sittings tomorrow after a two-month recess. Speaker Justin Muturi has indicated among other issues, debate on the election date might be reopened.

Should this be the case, it will come in the wake of earlier attempts to extend Parliament's life through a motion sponsored by Ugenya Member of Parliament David Ochieng through the Constitution of Kenya (amendment) Bill 2015. The bill sought to have the election date moved from August 2017 to December 2017.

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