Committees to ensure credible party elections

By Abdikadir Sugow 

New Political Parties Liaison Committees (PPLCs) will be launched in 47 counties before end of this month, Registrar of Political Parties, Lucy Ndung’u has said.

Ms Ndung’u, in a notice, said the role of committees will be to provide a platform for dialogue between the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the political parties –so as to enhance credible, free and fair elections. She said this will ensure that inter and intra party nominations and subsequent elections are democratic and meet the requirements of the Constitution and electoral laws.

She explained that the forum also enforces strict compliance with the Electoral and Political Parties Code of Conduct applicable during elections. Ndung’u said the venues and dates of the launch of the new inter-party initiative at the county level were communicated to all political parties and concerned officials.