MPs cited the Statutory Instruments Act which requires the committee to ensure that the instruments conform to the Constitution, the Act under which they are made and any other written law. However, the IEBC was found in breach of the Election Campaign Financing Act, 2013 which provides that the rules be published after approval by MPs one year to the election date. Lawmakers argued that the law places an obligation on the chairperson and the IEBC hence must be in line with the Act and the constitution. On timelines, MPs said the IEBC neither made any rules as required by the campaign financing law nor submitted the same to the National Assembly as required by the Statutory Instruments Act. “The IEBC has not demonstrated by way of attendance list or otherwise, when, where, and who was consulted,” the committee said.

Source: The Star August 18, 2021 13:41 UTC