This archive report was first published on 18 July 2019.
On July 18, 2019, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that Ekuru Aukot's 'Punguza Mzigo' Initiative had met the required threshold of at least one million signatures.
The initiative, sponsored by Aukot's Thirdway Alliance Kenya Party, was supported by a total of 1,222,541 registered voters, according to the IEBC.
IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati stated that the Aukot-led party delivered a draft Constitutional Amendment Bill and details of supporters of the draft Bill to the commission on February 28, 2019.
The draft Bill will now be submitted to each of the 47 County Assemblies for consideration within three months from the date of submission by the commission.
“Therafter, the Speakers of the respective County Assemblies will submit the decisions of their respective County Assemblies to the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate pursuant to Article 257(6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010,” read the statement.
