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Seventeen parties still not compliant

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 06:33 | By
IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati. PHOTO/Courtesy

A total of 17 Political Parties out of 89 that submitted their nomination rules are still not compliant with the Elections Act.
 At the same time, number of the parties are yet to submit their nomination regulations, according  to Wafula Chebukati,  the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman. 
“The commission will contact the 10 Political Parties that did not comply with a view to advising on the way forward,” said Chebukati.
The IEBC chairman said that Pursuant to Article 88(4)(d) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and Section 27 of the Elections Act, the Commission set October 18 as the deadline for submission of nomination rules.
By October 18, 89 Political Parties had submitted their Party nomination rules, which the Commission reviewed and determined that none of the Political Parties had fully complied with the requirements of the law.
A total of 82 fully registered Political Parties resubmitted revised nomination rules.
And on the issue of fundraising by aspirants, Chebukati clarified that as governed by Section 26 of the Elections Act, the deadline for participation of aspirants in Harambees was December 9.
“It is noteworthy that the import of Section 26 is to prohibit an aspirant from donating funds either directly or through a proxy undoubtedly perceived as influencing a cause. Sub-section (2) however creates an exception and allows aspirants or political parties only to hold Harambees to raise funds for their own courses.
Participate in harambees
This means that aspirants can still participate in Harambees as long as it is to fundraise for their campaigns and not for other charity work
 He said that the agency was planning to push for more Kenyans living in the diaspora to enlist as voters ahead of the August 2022 polls.
This is after the commission announced that it will enlist voters in seven more countries including, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, United States (USA), South Sudan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany.
During the 2017 polls, only Kenyans living in Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa participated in the presidential elections.
Chebukati said that the Electoral agency is currently undertaking mapping in the Diaspora and will soon announce the dates for voter registration in the diaspora.
“The right to register as a voter is progressively being realized for Kenyans living outside Kenya (the diaspora) and prisoners. The Commission is currently undertaking mapping in the Diaspora and will soon announce the dates for voter registration in the diaspora,” said Chebukati.
The electoral chief further disclosed that the commission will open another round of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) in January ahead of the August polls.
The commission which is racing against time ahead of the August 2022 polls, wants Kenyans who have not registered to take the opportunity and enlist as voters when the window for the second ECVR is commenced.

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