The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is well prepared for all party primaries, Chairman Issack Hassan has said.
Hassan told Senate’s County Public Accounts and Investments Committee that there should be regulations on how IEBC collaborates with political parties.
“However, there should be regulations on how the commission can enter into an agreement with a party, including who funds them,” he said on Monday.
The Jubilee Party announced prior to its launch that IEBC will conduct its nominations to ensure fairness.
Other political parties, however, have not come out clearly on whether they will seek the services of IEBC.
ODM chairman John Mbadi had indicated that the party might not afford to pay the Commission to preside over its primaries.
The Election Laws (Amendment) Act amended the Political Parties Act to allow parties to make such requests in future.
“The commission shall, upon the request of a political party, conduct and supervise the nomination of candidates by the political party for presidential, parliamentary or county elections in accordance with Article 88 of the Constitution,” says the Act.