Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati says he's not bothered with the recommendations by BBI taskforce team.
In the report tabled by the team on Wednesday, the committee recommended total overhaul of the current commission before 2022 polls.
The BBI report also recommends that political parties to be involved in choosing commissioners who run elections, with the chairman becoming the official CEO of the team.
Speaking on Thursday during the 6th Annual Continental Forum of Election Management Bodies, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said the contracts of the three remaining commissioners run until 2023.
“I haven’t had time to read the BBI report, but all I can say is that we came in office in 2017 January, our term of office ends in January 2023. So, as far as I’m concerned, our contract is on, and I’m not really worried about that," said Chebukati as quoted by Citizen Digital.
Currently, the IEBC team operates with three commissioners contrary to the provision of seven.
Chebukati, Boya Molu and Abdi Guliye are the only commissioners.
The commission was accused of bungling 2017 polls, a move which led to the nullification of President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory.
Since then, four Commissioners have resigned.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga in March last year agreed to bury their differences, leading to formation of BBI.
“We must seek to shift our terms of engagement as leaders, as individuals and as citizens, if we are to have competitive and constructive elections. That should be our first priority,” Uhuru said after the handshake.
Should the BBI proposals sail through, Chebukati could be forced out of office like his predecessor Issack Hassan.