Africa-Press – Kenya. The recruitment of the new IEBC chairman and commissioners is set to start after senators approved a Bill on a panel that will conduct the exercise. Some 28 senators voted in favour of the IEBC (Amendment), bill 2022 that changes the composition of the selection panel.
The legislators passed the without any amendments. This was after the senate’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee chairman Hillary Sigei withdrew all the amendments that his panel had proposed to the Bill that originated from the National Assembly.
The committee had proposed to reduce the number of slots given to the Parliamentary Service Commission from two to one and increase those of the Political Parties Liason Committee to two from one.
The Senators also rejected amendments that had been fronted by nominated senator Catherine Mumma. Mumma had proposed that a slot allocated to the public service commission be taken away and given to the Political parties Liaison Committee.
But the lawmakers rejected the proposed amendment. This now implies that Parliamentary Service Commission will second two members, Public Service Commission will produce one and LSK second one person to the panel.
Inter-religious Council will have two slots in the panel. Chebukati and commissioners; Boya Molu and Abdi Guliye retired on Tuesday after serving for six years as provided for in the constitution.
Commissioners; Juliana Cherera, Justus Nyangáya and Francis Wanderi resigned in the wake of their suspension and formation of a Tribunal to investigate their conduct in the August 9, 2022, General Election.
Section 7A (2) of the IEBC Act provides that the President shall declare vacancy in the commission within seven days of occurrence of a vacancy in the office of the chairperson or a member of the commission.
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