The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has asked the Jubilee and Cord coalitions not to disband the commission saying IEBC staff should be focusing on preparations of the next general elections.
IEBC Chairman Isaack Hassan said the commission has rectified the problems and the failures they faced earlier and they are now well experienced to conduct the 2017 general elections.
“I strongly advice against disbanding the commission. IEBC staff should be focusing on preparations for the coming general elections.”
“It will be very unfortunate to disband IEBC because we have the ability to hold a free and credible election in 2017,” said Mr Hassan.
Speaking after meeting Mombasa County Commissioner Mohammed Maalim on Monday, Mr Hassan said the commission has discovered where the problem was after conducting several by-elections.
Mr Hassan noted that they have made a lot of changes to ensure that elections are free and fair, adding that one of the failures they faced in the last general election was technology especially transmission system and the voter identification device.
“We are hoping that with the new investment in technology, we shall be able to have a good IT department to serve the commission better. We want to make sure the results announced in polling stations are the same results which come to Nairobi especially for the president,” said Hassan.
The commission chairman however said he was ready to accept any political settlement between the Government and the opposition.
“It is not the first time they have disbanded a commission. We will cross that bridge when we reach there,” he said.