The electoral agency and the auditor general are among the 24 entities set to appear before joint parliamentary committees on BBI as MPs rush against time to dispense with the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill, 2020. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission led by its chairman Wafula Chebukati and Auditor General Nancy Gathungu are scheduled to appear before the panel on Wednesday. According to Mutula, the committee invited the IEBC and the Auditor to get their views on some of the controversial clauses in the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The joint committees is interested in knowing the Gathungu’s opinion on where the allocation of funds of counties bases on latest audited accounts is fair for the devolved units. Other groups lined-up to appear before the committee on Wednesday are Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Kenya Law Reform Commission.

Source: The Star March 15, 2021 15:33 UTC