City lawyer Willis Otieno on Tuesday, March 25, called for Bomas of Kenya to be abolished as the country's national polling centre to ensure free and fair elections.
While appearing on Spice FM, Otieno made the bold declaration, arguing that presidential elections should be conducted at the constituency level.
The lawyer, while referring to a previous court ruling, added that Bomas played a role in the promotion of election malpractices due to the proximity it has with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that has been hit with numerous claims of political interference. "The unfortunate thing about IEBC is that we have bestowed upon it responsibilities that are beyond what it should do.
The legacy politicians seem to have taken a position that whoever controls IEBC, controls Bomas and will get his way," Otieno stated. Lawyer Willis Otieno appearing for the fourth petitioner at the Supreme court on August 31, 2022 File "If I look at my experience with electoral processes, I can tell you that for us to achieve free and fair elections, we do not need a national tallying centre at Bomas," he further expressed.
