The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has warned
it will not accept results from parties whose primaries were not
finalised on deadline day.
IEBC communications manager
Tabitha Mutemi said any party conducting primaries past Friday's
midnight deadline was violating the law.
“The Commission therefore
wishes to notify members of the political parties that party nominations
ended midnight last night and any nominations on-going are illegal and
against the Elections Act,” Ms Mutemi said in a statement Saturday.
She said police had been notified and are on high alert to investigate those violating the law.
“The IEBC election officials are also on the ground and monitoring any electoral malpractices,” Ms Mutemi said.
According to section 13 of
the Elections Act, political parties were expected to nominate their
candidates for an election at least 45 days before the General Election
slated for March 4.
“Subsequently, any person
who has not been nominated following party primaries as at midnight last
night is disqualified and cannot move to another party for a nomination
certificate,” the IEBC official warned.
