Kenya Urges Quicker Electoral Reforms to Meet 2017 Vote Date
- Government says election won’t be rescheduled from Aug. 8
- Polling body’s commissioners set to leave office mid-October
This article is for subscribers only.
Kenya’s government said it’s urging a quicker overhaul of the national electoral body so it’s completed before Aug. 8, 2017, the date the East African country’s constitution stipulates it must hold the vote.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s board must step down by mid-October to allow the recruitment of new officials and for the electoral reform process to go forward, according to government spokesman Eric Kiraithe.