The Supreme Court is set to issue an advisory opinion on Monday on whether the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) can conduct a boundary review in the absence of commissioners.
This is even as it merged that there is a constitutional crisis that is already facing the country, with the law stipulating that the exercise should have been concluded by March last year.
The apex court led by Chief Justice Martha Koome is set to deliver the ruling following an application made by IEBC seeking an advisory opinion to avoid a constitutional crisis. ''IEBC was required to conduct the delimitation of constituencies and wards between March 6, 2020, and March 6 2024 maximum period of 12 years after the 6th March, 2012 delimitation order...
nonetheless, IEBC has not been able to undertake the delimitation process within the set timelines,'' read part of the documents submitted to the Supreme Court by IEBC. Chief Justice Martha Koome addressing the press during the swearing-in of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel at the Supreme Court building on January 27, 2025.
