Lawmakers plot to take driver’s seat in boundary review process

IEBC Commissioner chairman Wafula Chebukati at the Anniversary offices. on 20/04/2018 [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Stakes in the upcoming constituency boundaries’ review have risen following a proposal that could see MPs take control of the process to be undertaken by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

A bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen seeks to give Parliament the final say on the architecture of the electoral units, relegating the IEBC to a mere errand boy in the exercise.