This position is however sharply contrasted by some: “I think the proposal to stagger the elections is a lazy approach to the issue. Because IEBC proposes to kick off the presidential and parliamentary elections, followed later by the other seats, scales might be tilted. Voters like aligning themselves with the government of the day — meaning the proposed Chebukati arrangement will totally disadvantage candidates for various seats, who do not belong to the ruling party, particularly in highly-competitive “battle-ground” zones. The proposed arrangement gives an upper hand to the presidential winner to influence results and numbers, in the subsequent polls, to their advantage. Nonetheless, the IEBC boss is optimistic the benefits of the proposed arrangement outweigh the disadvantages.

Source: Daily Nation February 16, 2019 22:52 UTC