The truth, lies and dangers as debate on IEBC rages on

As the Coalition for Reform and Democracy(CORD) supporters demonstrated outside the Anniversary Towers, against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) they didn't know what awaits them as the police became too rough on them. Flight became the one and only way to be alive. This was on 16/05/2016. PHOTO BY PIUS CHERUIYOT

A ticking time bomb, a dishonest political class and stubborn electoral commissioners. This is the wretched narrative of the debate on reconstitution of the Independent, Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

As politicians dig in on stated positions, belligerent electoral commissioners stand their ground, discredited mediators struggle to reclaim their pride of place and ordinary Kenyans watch from the corners, time is flying fast to the next General Election.