Civil society groups have called for the prosecution of electoral commissioners, saying they do not deserve a dignified package as proposed by a joint select committee. They said the commissioners should take individual responsibility and that a deal they had cut with the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on their fate was unconstitutional. The parliamentary team's report on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was tabled in Parliament on Thursday. And if the IEBC commissioners did nothing wrong, why should they be worried?” asked George Kegoro, the executive director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC). On Thursday the organisations said Kenya needs a three-member IEBC team, new registration of voters and and a selection panel that involves more stakeholders.

Source: Daily Nation August 19, 2016 11:10 UTC