Kericho senator Charles Keter: Referendum can wait for 2017 poll

Two South Rift Senators and three MPs have told the council of governors and Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) that collection of signatures for a referendum is a futile effort since it would take Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over a year to verify their authenticity.

Speaking during a fundraising event for local artistes in Kericho town, Kericho senator Charles Keter, Wilfred Lesan, (Bomet) MPs Benjamin Langat (Ainamoi) Joseph Limo (Kipkelion East) and Moses Cheboi of Kuresoi North told governors and CORD that a referendum quest was not a walk in the park. “We are encouraging governors and the Opposition to fast track the collection of 1 million signatures each, but what we are also telling them is that it would take IEBC very long to verify them,” said Keter.