The IEBC chairperson, Edung Ethekon, is seeking a Supreme Court advisory on the boundary delimitation process.
Speaking during the first press conference since being sworn in on Saturday, Ethekon stated that this follows legal advice from the Attorney General after timelines for the exercise lapsed.
“The Attorney General is the principal legal advisor to the government and therefore institutions such as IEBC whenever faced with such a challenge would normally approach that office for legal guidance,” he stated.
“We requested that we be given advise on whether the commission would be able to proceed to conduct the boundaries dilimitation despite the lapse of the constitutional timeline.”
According to Article 89 of the Constitution, IEBC is required to review the names and boundaries of constituencies at intervals of not less than eight and not more than twelve years.
Any such review, the constitution insists, must be completed at least twelve months before a General Election – funds for the exercise were not provided in the 2023/2024 national budget.
The IEBC was allocated Sh4.53 billion, falling short by Sh14.3 billion from its estimated requirements for the boundaries review and pending legal obligations.
