The Senate has announced that its email system has crashed.
This follows the high number of views received from Kenyans over the proposal to extend the presidential term limit, as well as those of other elected leaders to seven years.
The Senate in a statement on Friday said it had received over 200,000 submissions from Kenyans.
It said this had seen the emailing system reach its allocated email address capacity.
“Thank you for the overwhelming response to The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No 2) Bill, 2024. Due to high volumes of submissions, our email system has temporarily experienced issues.
“The Senate received over 200,000 submissions, reaching the maximum capacity of the allocated email addresses,” the Senate said.
It provided an alternative email address where Kenyans can submit their views on the Amendment Bill.
“Alternatively, you may send your submissions to; [email protected]. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
The proposed changes have seen Kenyans mobilise online against the proposals by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei.
The window for public participation for the controversial Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2024 closes on Friday, with a planned public participation forum at KICC.
The Bill has been undergoing public participation since October 2.
More Kenyans are expected to make oral and physical submissions during Friday’s public participation forum by the Senate’s Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee at KICC.
The proposed law increases the terms of service for the president, senators, MPs, MCAs and governors from the current five years to seven years.
This is the second attempt to alter the presidential term limit since President William Ruto was elected in 2022.
The first attempt was fronted by Fafi MP Farah Yakub who sought to scrap the term limit.
The lawmaker proposed the removal of the term limit and instead replaced it with an age limit of 75 years.
However, the proposal flopped due a public outrage.
The President also rejected the scrapping of the term limit.