MP Mwengi Mutuse reveals new plan to finish IEBC reconstitution standoff

MP Mwengi Mutuse reveals new plan to finish IEBC reconstitution standoff

Kibwezi West Member of Parliament (MP) Mwengi Mutuse is contemplating going to court docket to scuttle all instances delaying the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Addressing his constituents on Sunday, December 15, 2024, Mutuse, who sponsored an impeachment ouster in opposition to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, argued that some people had choreographed schemes to delay the method and cross the blame to the Kenya Kwanza administration.

Mutuse famous that a few of these people had resolved to hunt court docket orders halting the reconstitution course of.

However, it was revealed that he was planning a battery of attorneys to move to court docket to dam these people with agendas from interfering with the IEBC reconstitution course of.

He made it clear that the transfer would speed up the reconstitution of the electoral physique.

While making public his plan, Mutuse, Deputy Chairperson of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), additionally reprimanded these interfering with the method, accusing them of capitalising on it to realize political mileage.

He challenged them to return out and declare their intentions as an alternative of organising the federal government for unwarranted criticism.

“We have there a game of cards being played where some people rush to court to stop the reconstitution of IEBC so that they can blame the government,” Mutuse acknowledged.

“Those who are halting the IEBC reconstitution process should declare their intentions. IEBC must be constituted, and the selection panel must be in place. I will go to court to finish those cases to pave the way for the construction of IEBC so that we can carry out by-elections and prepare the next elections so that Kenyans can have confidence that the next election will be free, fair, and incredible,” he added.

Appoint IEBC now

The push for IEBC reconstitution gained momentum after Supreme Court choose Isaac Lenaola challenged Kenyans to begin a hashtag, #AppointIEBCNow.

He puzzled why the political class was extra centered on different points aside from the IEBC, which he noted was crucial to the country.

“I don’t perceive why, for instance, we’re busy passing laws in a short time on different topics which can be politically necessary, however we don’t take a look at what’s extraordinarily necessary for this nation – the electoral fee.

How can a rustic like ours stand on its ft if it doesn’t have an electoral fee?” he posed.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta also pressured his successor William Ruto to prioritise the reconstitution of the electoral physique throughout their latest assembly in Gatundu.

Besides Uhuru, Gachagua additionally added his voice within the matter, making it clear that Kenyans learn malice within the delayed reconstitution course of.

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