The recently installed Independent Electoral Commissioners will conduct by-elections under a new law, which criminalises any collusion between an election official and a candidate and sets a five-year jail term or a Sh2 million fine.
Parliament on Thursday passed the Election Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which sets out new tough measures to regulate the conduct of elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to plug loopholes in the country’s election laws.
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The recently installed Independent Electoral Commissioners will conduct by-elections under a new law, which criminalises any collusion between an election official and a candidate and sets a five-year jail term or a Sh2 million fine.
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By Josphat Thiong’o