Some lawmakers, in the forefront being Ndaragua MP Jeremiah Kioni are preparing to petition the High Court in a move to postpone the election date to provide the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to conduct boundary delimitation.
The move to push forward the 2022 elections will certainly trigger political fireworks in the country.
According to a group of MPs who are pushing this agenda, their move is dedicated to avert a constitutional catastrophe by conducting an election having electoral units that are illegal.
Opponents on this issue claim that an election cannot be postponed on the basis of constituencies.
Lawyer and constitutional expert Paul Aol told the Star;
“The reason is constituency boundaries are supposed to be reviewed between eight and 12 years. This means if a general election is coming and it is still within that time frame, then no law has been violated.
“For example, if we went outside 12 years without review, then you can say the election is unconstitutional. But as things stand right now, the last review was done in 2012, meaning that from 2012 up to 2024, all the constituencies are still valid.”