Stop threatening us with election postponement, Kalonzo tells IEBC
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) against threats to postpone the 2027 General Election...
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Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has strongly cautioned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) against issuing threats to postpone the 2027 General Election.
- Kalonzo Musyoka questioned the legal basis for remarks made by IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon hinting at a postponement.
- The IEBC Chairperson cited concerns over hate speech, political intolerance, and ethnic incitement as reasons why credible elections might not be possible.
- Kalonzo referenced Section 55B of the Elections Act, which outlines specific circumstances for postponing elections, emphasizing that the law does not grant the Chairperson broad power to threaten national postponement due to political discomfort.
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