Clerics drawn from the Inter-Faith Council of Kenya have challenged the Senate to support the controversial amendments to the electoral laws passed by the National Assembly last month.
Addressing journalists Monday at Boulevard Hotel in Nairobi, the clerics led by the Inter-Faith Council of Kenya assistant secretary Stephen Ndicho said the laws were constitutional and in line with the Standing Orders, contrary to Cord's position that the special sittings convened by speakers of both Houses were illegal.
"Since the MPs present passed the amendments to the electoral law, which wasn't ultra vires to the constitution or any other law, the Senate also needs to fast track the process," he said as quoted by the Star.
"If both Houses don't act in concurrence in this matter, their differences would cause anarchy and animosity that can compromise parliamentary democracy from thriving in the country at the detriment of peace," he added.
The clerics maintained that the manual voting system would be critical in the event technology fails in the electoral process.