Monday, November 25, 2024 - The broad-based government, led by President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga, has proposed a bill seeking to prohibit the live broadcast of presidential election results.
The bill, sponsored by Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot, an ally of Ruto, and Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo, a Raila Odinga ally, seeks to abolish the mandatory live streaming of presidential election results by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The bill calls for the deletion of
Section 39 of the Elections Act, which currently mandates the IEBC to
facilitate public access by live-streaming results, stating that such
broadcasts are for informational purposes only and do not form the basis for
declaring election outcomes.
The amendment also stipulates that
the IEBC will continue to post results online for public access but will
deliver physical results for official declarations
This is a big blow to
Presidential election integrity since the bill will create an opportunity for
those in power to steal and compromise the election.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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Can someone please let us know what is wrong with giving the results as the come? We borrow heavily from American system and recently we witnessed their election coverage, and we go see the progress of each candidate. Are we planning some mischief hence the proposed bill? Anyway, we also had the other of extending term limits. There is never a dull day in Kenya my fren!
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