[Boniface Okendo, Standard]Aspirants seeking to run for elective positions but are not degree holders risk being locked out of the 2022 General Election as section 22 Election Act comes into effect. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati has said the law requiring aspirants for the six elective positions to be degree holders will take effect next year. Implementation of the amended section 22 of the Election Act was postponed in the 2017 polls to allow candidates seeking to run for MP and MCA positions to acquire the required academic qualifications. "We follow the law and the Election Act clearly state that all candidate in the six elective positions must have a university degree to able to qualify to run for office," said Chebukati. We have said section 22 of the Election Act is subsidiary to Article 1,” said Mr Wahome.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 15:22 UTC