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Amid the anxiety, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission appears to have muddled the election date question even further. Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo has now rejected the suggestion by the IEBC to have the two coalition principals determine the crucial date. The Minister says he will instead fast track legislation that seeks to change the date to December. Ntv’s Irene Choge has more.
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The failure to fix an election date could cost the country asignificant amount of foreign direct investments as it wrongly creates the impression of an unstable political system.German Ambassador to Kenya Margit Hellwig-Boette says the fact that the election date is yet to be fixed is presenting challenges to would-be foreign investors from her country.The election date will be determined by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission subject to the date when the two principals will dissolve the coalition government.
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Over 100 civic leaders allied to Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta have attacked the move by a section of their colleagues that endorse Assistant minister for planning Peter Kenneth for presidency. The leaders have termed the move as null and void, opening yet aging the rift between Uhuru and Kenneth.
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Prime Minister Raila Odinga has hinted at possibility of holding the General Election this year. Raila, who did not disclose the exact date of the elections, says that this years polls will be free and fair. Raila’s sentiments could in many ways break the ice on when the elections will be held with some suggesting March next year after the five-year term of the current parliament ends.
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says it requires up to Ksh 20 billion for the forth-coming general election. The commission, which received the equivalent of two billion shillings from donors earlier today, says registration of voters alone will gobble nearly nine billion shillings. But as Brenda Wanga reports, IEBC says it now has enough time to organise credible elections.
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is hitting the ground running following a court ruling that pushes the election date beyond August. Earlier this morning, the Commission received some 23 million dollars to finance the ongoing review of boundaries. The Commission says the additional time will allow it to organize credible elections.
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As the debate on when the general elections should or should not be held rages, Kenyans in the Diaspora are adding their voice to the mix. A number of Kenyans living in the United States are appealing to the two principals to listen to the wishes of Kenyans. And as our US based correspondent BMJ Muriithi reports, most of them are using the social media to express their opinion.
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Many continue to react to yesterday’s court’s ruling on the date of the next general election after many had anticipated they would be voting this year. While some see this as a possibility if at all the two principals decide to end their politically mediated marriage. Others are in agreement with the court’s suggestion given the milestone the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission have to meet.
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Prime Minister Raila Odinga is promising Kenyans expediency in dealing with the elections date issue as instructed by the High Court. The PM and the President hold the key to an election this year should they dissolve the Coalition Government before the expiry of the life of the current parliament. However, as Brenda Wanga reports, the High Court’s ruling has drawn varied and sharp reactions from different quarters of society
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The Party of National Unity (PNU), is set to embark on a grassroots recruitment drive in Ngong tomorrow (Tuesday), as Internal Security Minister Professor George Saitoti positions himself to fight for the party’s ticket in the 2012 presidential election. This comes at a time when the major political parties in the country are restructuring ahead of next year’s polls. Ben Kitilli takes a look at some of the key steps made by various political parties, as they prepare for Kenya’s biggest general election yet.
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