The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is following the Head of state Uhuru Kenyatta and Building Bridges team in coming up with own reforms to try and make their work more efficient.
The electoral commission is now advocating for two staggered elections a year apart starting with county then presidential polls.
“We propose that Kenyans elect their governors, senators and members of the county assembly (MCAs) in what is to be called county elections. Then after a year, they elect President, MPs and Women Representatives,” Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati said.
The IEBC is also calling for a change in the country’s electoral system and explore other options like proportional representation or mixed member representation (MMR).
Speaking in Nairobi when he presented the commission’s recommendations to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) task force last week, Chebukati called on Kenyans to back the changes to achieve peace in the country.