Jubilee Party leader, Uhuru Kenyatta. [Citizen TV]
President Uhuru Kenyatta is anytime from today expected to assent to the election law bill.
The controversial bill was passed by the National Assembly and Senate.
In the amendments, IEBC commissioners will have the privilege to elect amongst themselves a member to announce presidential elections in case the chairperson or the vice chair are absent.
The proposed law also seeks to make manual transmission of results mandatory, and in case, there is a discrepancy between the electronically transmitted results, the manually transmitted results shall prevail.
The bill further seeks to put in law that incase a candidate withdraws from a repeat election, the remaining candidate shall be declared elected forthwith as the president elect.
Any returning officer who refuses to sign all electoral documents will be liable to five years in jail.
The passage of the amendments come 14 days to the poll, handing President Kenyatta an ample time to assent to the bill which may take effect immediately.
NASA has expressed its opposition to the amendments, threatening legal action should the President append his signature to the bill.