Kenya keen to avoid pitfall of past poll outcomes

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission officials with returning officers at a tallying centre in Nairobi on October 27, 2017. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY 

Kenya’s electoral commission, keen to exorcise the ghosts of the nullified presidential election of 2017, is seeking to reassert itself and clear the legal landmines that may compromise the credibility of next year’s polls.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced on Wednesday that it had rejected candidate nomination rules prepared by the 89 political parties in the country for non-compliance with the law.