{"id":32475,"date":"2021-07-30T14:06:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T14:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mps-plot-to-remove-election-law-ahead-of-2022"},"modified":"2021-07-30T14:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T14:05:37","slug":"mps-plot-to-remove-election-law-ahead-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mps-plot-to-remove-election-law-ahead-of-2022","title":{"rendered":"MPs Plot to Remove Election Law Ahead of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the National Assembly have stopped the implementation of the proposed law by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that seeks to regulate the elections campaign funding.<\/p>\n

In the Elections Campaign Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the IEBC is seeking to make provisions that enables it to regulate the amount of money political candidates and parties receive during elections.<\/p>\n

The commission also seeks to promote transparency and accountability in election campaigns and require political parties and candidates to report their campaign finances in a structured manner.<\/p>\n

However, the MPs, through a draft Bill, the Election Campaign Financing (Amendment) Bill 2021, wants to remove nine sections and amend four including the section 5 that prohibit campaign expenses without relevant authorities knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo campaign expenditure shall be incurred by or on behalf of a political party unless it is incurred with the authority of the treasurer of the party, a deputy treasurer of the party; or a person authorized in writing by the treasurer or a deputy treasurer.<\/p>\n

\u201cA person who, without reasonable excuse, incurs any expenses in contravention of subsection (1), commits an offense,\u201d the Bill states.<\/p>\n

The new Election Campaign Financing (Amendment) Bill 2021sponsored by the National Assembly Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) chair Ndaragua MP Jeremiah Kioni, seeks to reverse the IEBC proposed amendments.<\/p>\n

The IEBC Bill requires politicians and political parties to disclose their donors and give their campaign expenses to the commission.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shall be the responsibility of a candidate, a political party or a referendum committee to keep records of all income and expenditure relating to electoral campaigns; audit its accounts and make returns to the Commission,\u201d the Bill states.<\/p>\n

However, MPs want the details kept secret unless there is a probe being carried out.<\/p>\n

The Bill further states that a candidate or a political party that fails to comply with the regulations shall be disqualified and be liable to a fine not exceeding two million shillings or five years imprisonment or both.<\/p>\n

The members of parliament defended their move to amend the IEBC\u2019s Bill, arguing it was complex to implement its current form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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