Presidential candidates taking part in the October 26 fresh presidential elections will on Tuesday meet with the IEBC in order to ‘create a common understanding.’
The meeting will be held at the BOMAS of Kenya starting at 11 am.
The electoral body on Thursday held joint meetings with both Jubilee and NASA but were unsuccessful as opposition leaders stormed out.
Led by Siaya Senator James Orengo, the leaders said that the Jubilee MPs were acting in bad faith by trying to pass the Elections Amendment Bill at ‘supersonic speeds.’
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IEBC Chairman, Wafula Chebukati said that the commission will insist that the candidates attend the meeting instead of their ‘foot soldiers who sometimes intentionally derail the process.’
Speaking on Monday, US ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec asked that the commission be given a chance to prepare for the polls.
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