Mr Muturi suggested that parties or coalitions of parties that get the highest number of votes should be forwarding names of presidential and governorship candidates. In what appears to be a coordinated move, Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu, while appearing before a parliamentary committee, also made a similar proposal. He says his proposal will remove the pressure on candidates and ease the cult-like following on leaders, with focus being on political parties and their manifestos. If a name is rejected, Mr Muturi proposes, the IEBC should forward the second name in the list within three days for consideration. In his proposals, Mr Muturi seemed to suggest that Senate should be the Upper House, ceding a ground he had held from 2013 that National Assembly is the superior House.

Source: Daily Nation March 15, 2020 07:52 UTC