A political party wants the court to order the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission to hold the next general election in August next year, not in 2022. According to FRD, the General Election should be held on August 10, 2021, in accordance with the Constitution. “To the extent that the General Elections would be held in August 2022, the IEBC would be contravening the elections as 2022 is the sixth year,” reads court documents. The party makes its case in an affidavit sworn by party member Augustine Kathangu. The party claims there is an actual threat of violating the law by insinuating that elections will be held in August 2022 and not August 2021 as provided for by the Constitution.

Source: The Star January 02, 2020 20:03 UTC