Kenya enacts new law to increase inclusivity of electoral commission selection panel

23 January 2023
Flag of Kenya (photo credit: pixabay)
Flag of Kenya (photo credit: pixabay)
The signing [of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill] means the allocation of the Parliamentary Service Commission will reduce from the current four to two out of the seven members of the Panel. It further allows the Political Parties Liaison Committee to each nominate one member to the Panel. This translates to a Panel that will consist of one member each drawn from the Public Service Commission, Political Parties Liaison Committee and the Law Society of Kenya. The Parliamentary Service Commission and the Inter-religious Council of Kenya will each have two members.
Read the full article here: Zawya

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