Political leaders in Kilifi County have called for a quick resolution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) impasse to pave the way for the swearing in of the recently appointed commissioners.
The leaders, who included National Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya, Kilifi Woman Representative Gertrude Mbeyu and immediate former Magarini MP Harrison Kombe, said the delay in putting in place the electoral body's commissioners was denying many Kenyans the right to representation.
They were speaking at the Marafa Vocational Training Centre in Magarini Constituency where Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano disbursed more than Sh60 million in compensation for people killed by wild animals between 2014 and 2020 in Kilifi.
Baya criticised individuals who had gone to court to stop the swearing in of the IEBC commissioners, saying they had paralysed crucial processes, including by-elections in various parts of the country, among them Magarini constituency in Kilifi. "Those rushing to court to stop the IEBC commissioners from being sworn in, people who are just eager to go to court, should stop so that we can have a functional electoral commission," Baya said.
