Jubilee MPs push through disputed electoral laws

Jublee legislators in celebrations after passing the election Amendment Bill 2017 at Parliament Buildings on 22-12-16  [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/Standard]

Eight months to elections, Kenya is at a crossroads after Jubilee pushed through amendments to the electoral laws, against the wishes of the Opposition, who responded with a call for mass action.

Kenya was a divided nation yesterday as Opposition Members of Parliament stormed out of Parliament to protest against Jubilee’s move to reconvene Parliament just hours after another acrimonious debate during which CORD thwarted attempts to change the Elections Act (2016) to provide for a manual process should the electronic system fail.