The National Assembly faces scrutiny over significant delays in passing a crucial bill that would grant the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) full control over election technology and server access ahead of the 2027 General Election.

• The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024, already passed by the Senate, has been stalled in the National Assembly's Justice and Legal Affairs Committee for over a year.
• The bill aims to ensure the IEBC owns the intellectual property rights to election technology and has access to election servers, preventing issues seen in past elections where providers restricted access.
• Past disputes, including the 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, involved technology providers like Smartmatic International Holding BV and OT-Morpho denying the IEBC access to servers.