The Independent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission (IEBC) on Thursday announced that by-elections for seats that
fell vacant following successful election petitions will be held in
December.
In a statement, IEBC announced that the
by-election for Bungoma County Senate seat that fell vacant after the
High Court nullified Mr Moses Wetang'ula’s election, will be held on
December 19.
Bomachoge Borabu and Nyaribari Chache
parliamentary by–elections will also be held on the same date. Polls
will also be held in 11 County Assembly Wards on December 19.
“The
party primaries will be held on Monday November 4, 2013 while the IEBC
nominations take place on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 and Wednesday, 27
November 2013,” IEBC stated.
The Lamu County Gubernatorial and Lungalunga Constituency Parliamentary by-elections will be held on December 2, 2013.
Party
primaries for the two areas will be held on October 18 and candidates
will present their nominations to the IEBC on November 9 and 10, 2013.
The
courts nullified 19 elections which include that of two Governors
(Siaya and Lamu Counties), one Senator (Bungoma County), six Members of
the National Assembly (Matungulu, Kibwezi West,
Bomachoge Borabu, Nyaribari Chache, Bonchari and Lungalunga Constituencies) and nine County Assembly Ward Representatives.
A petition challenging the nomination of two persons with disabilities to the Senate was also allowed.
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