Kenya: IEBC Decries Legal Gaps On Early Campaigns, Recalls Court Directive for New Law

Kenya: IEBC Decries Legal Gaps On Early Campaigns, Recalls Court Directive for New Law

Nairobi -- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Ethekon has raised alarm over the lack of a clear legal framework to regulate early political campaigns in the country describing the current environment as a legal grey zone that undermines fair electoral practice.

IEBC decries legal gaps on Early Campaigns, Recalls Court Directive for New Law

NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 6 – Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Ethekon has raised alarm over the lack of a clear legal framework to regulate early political campaigns in the country describing the current environment as a legal grey zone that undermines fair electoral practice. Ethekon acknowledged the commission’s limited ability to rein in early campaigns, noting that although official campaign periods are se…