IEBC has given an indication that they NASA can go ahead with their secession plans but should adhere to the constitution. [Photo/Star]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has told NASA they can go ahead with plans for a referendum leading to secession, provided provisions spelled out in the constitution are met.
In a response to Peter Kaluma, the drafting of a Bill seeking to redraw Kenyan boundaries, IEBC maintained that he was well within the constitutional right.
The calls to split the country into two states have been gaining momentum across the country, with the opposition pushing to have this implemented.
The call for secession was first mentioned after the August 8 polls but gathered pace after the October 26 polls, in which president Kenyatta won.
NASA leader Raila Odinga withdrew from the polls, terming them a sham. It is since then that the coalition has continued to drum up support for the calls.
NASA is currently calling for fresh elections in 90 days, and Kaluma, in his Bill wants a referendum done on the same day.
However, it seems a long shot for Kaluma and his Bill, with the IEBC indicating that it will be impossible to conduct the referendum within such a short time and having gone to the polls only a few weeks ago.
Kaluma is now expected to present a draft Bill accompanied with 1 million signatures of registered voters to the IEBC.
The Bill will then be subjected to the 47 counties for approval or rejection, with the assemblies having up to three months to determine this.