Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has drafted a Bill that will see political parties pick Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners if passed by Parliament.
In the Bill, Kaluma also wants the number of IEBC commissioners reduced from the current seven to five.
The ODM MP is also seeking to have the majority party or coalition to appoint two commissioners, a man and a woman to the commission.
The MP is also proposing that the minority party to be given two slots to pick commissioners.
Kaluma in the Bill wants the fifth commissioner to be an advocate of the High court and be picked by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
The ODM MP's Bill also seeks to amend section 5 of the Principle Act which outlines the composition, approval and appointment of members to the electoral commission.
In the Bill, Kaluma is further proposing vetting of IEBC secretariat before the 2022 general election.
He proposes sacking of those (IEBC employees) that will be found to be incompetent.
Kaluma says that the 2002 general election as peaceful because parties had the power to pick electoral commissioners.
The ODM MP says that the Bill is at the drafting stage.
According to political analyst Peter Ngure, if the Bill is approved by Parliament it will force the county to go to referendum.
“Such constitutional changes warrant a referendum,” he said on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, an election amendment Bill sponsored by Kimilili MP Chris Wamalwa that sought to change the election date from August to December flopped.
The Bill only garnered 187 votes and needed 233 votes to sail through.
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