Newspapers reported on a number of topics, including warnings against IEBCwhich many believe may have caused a confusion of limited elections planned by the commission to work unconstitutional.
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Elsewhere, an official of the Criminal Investigation Department (DCI) was arrested for losing his gun in a recreational hall in Migori County.
1. The Star
Gazette The star It reported the arrest of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) due to the loss of his gun.
The police officer serving in the Kuria offices DCI He was detained on Sunday night, August 10, after reporting the disappearance of his pistol in a vague situation in a bar in Kehancha, Migori County.
The officer was drinking alcohol with a woman when he discovered that his Duma pistol, which had 15 bullets, had disappeared.
According to the witnesses, an unknown person interacted for a short time before the woman suddenly disappeared.
Authority suspects that he may have taken the gun.
The two men were arrested at nine o’clock in the afternoon, but efforts to search for the weapon in the area were unpleasant.
2. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported a statement about the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) with the commission preparing to hold a minority election in 24 areas; 17 wards, six constituencies of elections and one county.
The commission’s decision to announce November 27 that the date of the by -elections has been opposed by lawyers claiming that the declaration was unconstitutional.
They warned that the action could open the doors to a court case or even an order to suspend the election.
The commission headed by the new chairman Erastus Ethekon Edung has begun work amid critical criticism with many fearing that it may have sparked legal disputes rather than carrying out its duties in accordance with the constitution.
Through the August 8 government notice, Ethekon officially announced that the by -elections would take place on November 27, thus ending the long -term waiting for the people who lost their representatives.
However, counting 90 days from the announcement of the post ends that period too early, thus making the election date out of time set by the Constitution.
Article 101 (4) (b) of the Constitution requires the IEBC to hold a minor election within 90 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Advocate and Senator of Nairobi Edwin Sifuna He was the first to criticize the IEBC.
“The Constitution is clear that a small election must be held within 90 days after the vacancy. But this commission has started poorly in violation of the law clearly,” The senator said.
Others including former Attorney General Justin Muturi, Advocate Kibe Mungai, Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr., Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo and Advocate David Ochami argued that the time announced by the IEBC is not in line with the Constitution.
“It is impossible for a commission formed on the basis of respecting the law to start in violation of the Constitution, they seem to not even know how they decided on that date, this is a plan to delay the cases of removing the sitting MPs, we look at them from a distance,” Said Muangai.
Some warned that these violations could open the doors of many cases against the IEBC, which could lead to misappropriation of public funds in the court.
“The constitution is unchanged. The election term is not changed. If they allow this small matter today, tomorrow the presidential election will be delayed for 15 days. They are wrong,” Said Governor Mutula.
Senator Maanzo warned that the move would probably cause the whole election process to be declared invalid in court.
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