Mwangi Kiunjuri Briefs The Justice And Affairs Committee On His Amendment Proposal To The IEBC (Amendment) Bill, 2023
Laikipia East MP Mwangi Kiunjuri when he appeared before the parliamentary committee yesterday
By Our Correspondent
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee led by its chairperson George Gitonga Murugara was yesterday briefed on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that is sponsored by Laikipia East MP Mwangi Kiunjuri.
In the bill, the former Cabinet Secretary is seeking a raft of changes to the present act that governs the running of the electoral commission, more so on delamination of constituencies and wards.
The Bill seeks to amend Section 2 of the Act to insert the definition of “population quota” as defined in Article 89 (12) of the Constitution; which defines population quota as the “number obtained by dividing the number of inhabitants of Kenya by the number of constituencies or wards, as applicable, into which Kenya is divided.”
The Bill also seeks to amend the Act to include the provision of a framework for the delimitation of constituencies and wards as part of the objects of the Act.
Further, the Bill also seeks to amend Section 36 of the Act to require that any delimitation of electoral boundaries applies to the most recent national census figures and is in line with the principle of universal vote based on the aspiration of fair representation and equality of vote.
Additionally, the Bill seeks to amend the section to provide that population quota shall be the primary consideration in the delimitation of electoral boundaries.
“Such a process needs to allow variation of margin of not more than forty per cent for Cities and sparsely populated areas, and thirty per cent for other areas as provided for under Article 89(6) of the Constitution,” said Kiunjuri.
Further, where the Commission makes a determination to vary the population quota, the Commission shall provide reasons for each variation and ensure such determination is in line with the principles of fair representation and equality of vote.
The committee will be looking at these proposals in consideration with the legal framework and draw up a report offering its recommendations.
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