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Chaotic party primaries undermine our democracy

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) last week announced that political parties primaries will start on April 13 to end on April 26, 2017.

The electoral agency was compelled to bring its authority to bear after some parties had set aside dates for their primaries even before IEBC had gazetted the list of shortlisted candidates.

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