By PATRICK LANG'ATMore by this AuthorThe Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Monday starts a three-day conference that will allow politicians, civil society groups and Kenyans to audit its elections preparedness, 56 days to the August 8 general elections. It comes at a time when IEBC is struggling to assure Kenyans that it is ready for the high-stakes elections. The conference has been organised jointly by the IEBC, the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC), and a group of civil society bodies under the banner Kura Yangu, Sauti Yangu. “We need to be of one mind and aim for peaceful elections as a country,” said EACC Chairman Eliud Wabukala. Kenya Human Rights Commission Executive Director George Kegoro of the Kura Yangu, Sauti Yangu group said that the conference will help IEBC build confidence.

Source: Daily Nation June 12, 2017 04:30 UTC