Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has denied allegations by Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) that it is working with Jubilee administration to frustrate the 2017 general election.
The commission's communication and public affairs manager Andrew Limo said the allegations were false and misinformed.
“To the contrary, the commission is committed to the realization of the new election laws and nothing better can demonstrate this commitment than the steps it has taken to implement them,” said Limo.
Limo argued that the Electoral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015, which came to effect on October 4, has timelines that IEBC would be breaking should it not observe them.
He said the commission will hold a two-day retreat with political parties next week to discuss poll preparations.
“We hope that parties will seize this opportunity as we work towards well- managed elections,” Limo added.
In a press address on Tuesday, the opposition accused the government of working in cohorts with the IEBC to stall the implementation of electoral reforms.
CORD Management Committee co-chairman James Orengo claimed the IEBC, guided an “unconstitutional, illegal and mysterious hand, has done everything to replicate the flaws, malpractices and fraud committed in previous elections”.