Senate Majority leader and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen in a past event.[Photo/The Star]
Senate leader of majority, Kipchumba Murkomen, now says that the proposed elections law amendment risks not making it to the constitution.
Speaking on Citizen TV Tuesday, Murkomen said that his ruling Jubilee Party,which has proposed the changes,is weighing the situation and is yet to conclude on the way forward.
He said that the party can as well decide to drop the amendment or keep it for future use based on the situation on the ground. ''Very many things have to be considered before we decide whether to pass it or not.We will look at the reports tabled by our joint select committee and the public view on the same before deciding on the way forward.There are also chances that the law will be dropped or passed but kept until after the oncoming elections,'' said the Elgeyo Marakwet Senator.
He also stressed on the party's commitment to uphold the independence of the IEBC which is currently preparing for the oncoming presidential elections, saying that Jubilee will as well consider the possible repercussions of the law on the electoral body should it be passed now.
''We would not want to do anything that will affect the IEBC as it works towards the October 26 elections and if we establish that the changes will affect the body's operations negatively we might postpone the discussion,'' he said.
The amendment is currently the topic of debate with the opposition alliance,NASA,accusing Jubilee of planning to use its muscles in parliament to bully the minority.