Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has expressed concerns over the continued delay by the government to reconstitute the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Kalonzo said it is regrettable that the country has no functioning electoral system barely three years before the general election.
Speaking during a regional conference on the use of AI, digital and social media in elections in Kenya, the opposition leader urged those concerned to put aside their selfish interests for the good of the country.
“I urge those standing in the way of reconstituting IEBC to see the bigger picture. They should set aside their narrow selfish interests in preference to the greater good of the nation,” he said.
“Please allow us to reconstitute IEBC as soon as possible,” he added.
Recognising the emergence of new technology, Kalonzo said the commission should be in place now to start working towards the use of available technology and other preparatory works to deliver a credible election.
Present during the event held in Nairobi were IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein and Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Performance and Delivery Management Eliud Owalo among other leaders and partners.
IEBC, he added, ought to conduct voter education on the technology it is going to use in the 2027 general election including the technology itself.
Commenting about the impact of technology, Kalonzo called for its proper usage noting such technologies should facilitate rather than compromise adding that if misused, it can pose serious challenges.
He said these technologies are crucial to democratic processes and outcomes in elections.
“When discoursing on the place of AI in elections, therefore, we must never lose focus of the need to for elections to be free and fair,” he emphasised.
Election technologies, he stated, must be intentionally fashioned to be simple, verifiable, free and fair.
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