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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
(ii) resignation from office; (iii)a negotiated settlement for the exit of the Commissioners; and, (iv) amendment of the Constitution and repeal or amendment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, 2011. Again, considering the fast approaching elections and the limitations of time and potential legal challenge to some of the other options, the Committee settled for and recommends that a dignified vacation from office of the current Commissioners of the IEBC be negotiated and agreed upon in accordance with the law within two weeks of the adoption of this Report of the Committee by Parliament. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it ...
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, under Thematic Area No.3, this House had tasked the Committee to make recommendations on legal, policy and institutional reforms to strengthen the IEBC so as to ensure the August, 2017 elections are administered in a very accountable and transparent manner.
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
On the structure of the Commission, it was the general view from submissions received by the Committee that the number of commissioners should be reviewed downwards to enhance efficiency within the Commission. The majority of the stakeholders proposed a Commission comprising of five to seven members to reflect the diversity in the country and that the recruitment be done by a multi- stakeholder selection panel devoid of political players. This informed the recommendations of the Committee that the number of Commissioners be revised downwards to seven fulltime Commissioners and that the recruitment be done by a nine-member panel comprising of:- ...
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
With an eye to the future, the above recommendation is supplemented by a further recommendation that the Elections Act be amended to enable the Commission to conduct an audit of the register of voters to verify the accuracy of the register, update the register and recommend mechanisms to enhance the accuracy of the register. Further, the National Registration Bureau, the Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service and all other relevant agencies and institutions that hold information on Kenyan citizens should avail the information to the IEBC electronically for cross-referencing and information sharing. The nature of the elections contemplated under ...
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thought I have been given 20 minutes. I am just going through all the important points. People are looking at it as if it is something very light and yet it is not.
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, the different thematic areas had recommendations at different levels. If people were listening, they would have got the gist of the matter.
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24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, as a counterbalance, given the use of the identity cards as a principal registration and identification document, and also considering the electronic electoral process, the Committee recommended the abolition of the use of the waiting cards largely owing to the fact that it has no security features.
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