MPs will approve IEBC commissioners on Tuesday amid the Nyamira Senator's criticism of the process as "opaque and rigid". "The whole process needs to be overhauled with specific timelines that allow MPs to carry out thorough background checks," he said. Read: Legal Affairs committee approves IEBC nomineesAlso read: MPs ‘ignored’ petitions against IEBC nomineesThe committee calls for memoranda on nominees from members of the public, seven days to their vetting. There are no checks and balances to ensure petitions brought forward by the public are not swept under the carpet by committee chairpersons who wield immense influence. "The whole thing is opaque and rigid and the committee members have no say," said the Senator.

Source: The Star January 16, 2017 11:26 UTC