The Kenyan Senate is set to debate a motion to sanction the four rebel IEBC Commissioners.
Following the August 9 presidential election, the four Commissioners condemned the election results announced by IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati on August 15.
According to the Senate order paper for Wednesday, the motion has been scheduled for debate on Thursday.
“It is notified that the Senate Business Committee has approved the following tentative business to appear in the Order Paper for Thursday, October 13, 2022,” reads the order paper.
The four rebel Commissioners are Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera, Irene Masit, Justus Nyang’anya, and Francis Wanderi.
Nyandarua Senator John Methu presented the motion, requesting that the Senate discuss reforms with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission following the August 9 election.
The senator wants the IEBC to take legal action against the four IEBC commissioners, claiming that their actions violated the constitution’s definition of good corporate governance.
“The senate calls upon IEBC to affect the legal, policy and institutional reforms recommended by the Supreme Court ruling on the Presidential Petition,” Methu said.
According to the Senator, the commission is mandated to work as a collective unit and cannot be carried out with any member excluded.
Methu also wants the Senate to pass legislation to close existing gaps in the country’s electoral process.
“The senate urges the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to study the Supreme Court ruling and introduce legislation that will seal existing loopholes in the electoral process, including the manner of appointment of future IEBC Commissioners and enhance the statutory and regulatory framework especially to separate the policy and administrative remit of IEBC.”
Prior to the announcement of the presidential results, the Cherera-led faction stated that they could not take ownership of the results due to the opaque nature of the they had been handled.
