Kipipiri constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Wanjiku Muhia has raised alarms over what she describes as a deliberate strategy to delay the 2027 general election.
Speaking on the night of Wednesday, July 2, 2025, during an interview with one of the local TV stations, the former Nyandarua County Woman Representative stated that the plot will be realised by postponing the constitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Muhia, a seasoned politician, asserted that such a move would be unconstitutional and that the opposition, to which she belongs, possesses the necessary parliamentary majority to remove the current government if the plot succeeds.
“When we had challenges in 2007, the report indicated that we should have had IEBC in place three years prior, not two. The election act, section 101a, indicates that we must have the team of election 12 months before there is a vacancy. So this is another mission to beat the time so that someone somewhere will say that we are out of time, and we can push the date. But I want to tell you that Kenyans are not waiting for even an hour more. The dates are set by the constitution,” she stated.
Election timeline
The discussion comes in the wake of a recent Supreme Court petition filed by three Kenyan citizens, demanding that the next general election be held in August 2026, rather than 2027.
The petitioners argue that delaying the election beyond this date would violate constitutional rights and unconstitutionally extend President William Ruto’s term.
This legal challenge has intensified the political discourse surrounding electoral timelines and governance in Kenya.
IEBC commissioners’ appointment challenged
The court was told on June 23, 2025, that the National Assembly, which vetted and approved the appointment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners, is not properly constituted.
Senior Counsel Paul Muite argued that the National Assembly cannot work independently and objectively under the current leadership of Speaker Moses Masika Wetang’ula.
“That National Assembly, chaired by that speaker when the National Assembly was verifying these commissioners, is not a National Assembly that can act independently and objectively,” Counsel Muite told the court.
“As currently constituted, the National Assembly is not in a position to conduct the vetting of the people whom it recommended,” lawyer Muite told the court.
According to Muite, Speaker Wetang’ula, who has defied court orders, plays a key role in the National Assembly, and he cannot lead when he is already in contempt of court orders.
