‘We are walking into a very terrible trap’ – Jeremiah Kioni warns of IEBC reconstitution delay

‘We are walking into a very terrible trap’ – Jeremiah Kioni warns of IEBC reconstitution delay

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Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has warned of the approaching hazard of the continued delay of reconstituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

In a clip shared by the previous ruling celebration on Saturday, December 14, 2024, Kioni famous that the most recent developments relating to attempts to reconstitute the electoral body might simply result in a constitutional disaster.

Kioni argued that the most recent determination by the courtroom to declare the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Amendment Bill 2023 unconstitutional, is the most recent hurdle in plans to place in place an electoral physique forward of the 2027 polls.

In the ruling by Justice Lawrence Mugambi on Friday, December 13, 2024, he averred the dearth of public participation because the grounds to annul the regulation.

President William Ruto signed the IEBC (Amendment) Bill 2022 into regulation in January 2023, which required the Selection Panel to have representatives of the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Public Service Commission (PSC), the Political Parties Liaison Committee (PPLC), the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), and the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya.

Appeals to church

While waning that the delayed IEBC reconstitution would slide the nation right into a constitutional disaster, Jeremiah Kioni challenged the church to take a entrance seat in advocating for its institution.

He argued that their enter would assist the nation evade the pending hazard because of the lack of IEBC. Kioni went on to assert that they plan to organise protests led by the church over the IEBC matter.

“This IEBC factor we’re joking round with can land us in very severe bother. Next 12 months we have to set a date and organise protests led by the church.

“We are walking into a very terrible trap If IEBC will not be reconstituted immediately. Today the court has said that the intended amendment that was taken to Parliament and signed into law is not lawful,” Kioni said.

“So every single day, we are walking into a constitutional crisis. I ask the church to help voice this issue of IEBC even more than the political leaders,” he added.

”We are heading right into a constitutional disaster!” – SG @HonKioni‘s tackle IEBC reconstitution as he urges the Church to talk about the looming disaster. pic.twitter.com/0CPL3PHTJw

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

He wondered why the political class was extra centered on different points aside from IEBC which he famous was essential to the nation.

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

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