He insisted that conducting the elections in the region on Saturday will “grossly infringe on our freedom of worship as captured in the Constitution of Kenya. He noted that their members from the region who wish to vote would be locked out yet they also have a right to participate in elections. By JUSTUS OCHIENGThe Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) on Friday accused the electoral agency of infringement on their freedom of worship by settling on a Saturday as the day for the repeat elections in Nyanza. Led by the President of SDA West Kenya Union Conference, Kenneth Maena, the clerics petitioned IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati to reconsider this position. He noted that their members from the region who wish to vote would be locked out yet they also have a right to participate in elections.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2017 14:26 UTC