IEBC calls for staggered county and national electionsIEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati (right) with Commissioner Boya Molu at a past Parliamentary probe. The IEBC is also calling for a change in the country’s electoral system and explore other options like proportional representation or mixed member representation (MMR). This system has been inherited from the colonial regime and is said to be the root cause of our highly-divisive elections," Chebukati said. “Proportional representation provides opportunities for strengthening political parties and is the most widely used electoral system in the world. SEE ALSO :Speaker now declares Wajir West seat vacant“Our party wants the Political Parties Act and the Elections Act amended to operationalise the new electoral system.

Source: Standard Digital March 11, 2019 13:56 UTC