Kenya's new panel to hire election officials has not met yet. The panel was formed almost a week ago. But it has not started its work.
Two members, Carolyne Kituku and Fatuma Saman, have yet to take their oaths of office. Seven other members were sworn in on Monday.
The panel needs to elect a chair and deputy chair soon. This will allow them to invite people to apply for jobs at the electoral commission.
Kenya's election commission currently has no commissioners, which means it cannot hold elections in some areas or register new voters.
The last panel had problems. The Azimio coalition did not send members at first. Then, they went to court to decide who should be on the panel.
Kenya's next election is in less than three years. Experts say the new panel needs to work fast. The election commission must be ready.
Some people are worried about the delays. They say it could cause problems for the 2027 election.
The panel has seven days to invite people to apply for jobs. It must publish the names of applicants. Then it will interview them and choose the best people.
The president will pick some of them to be commissioners. Then Parliament must approve them.
Political analysts say the panel should move quickly. Many members have done this job before. They were on the panel that was stopped last time.
The panel chair is Mr. Makanda. He was also the chair of the old panel. Three other members are back from that panel.
Two members, Carolyne Kituku and Fatuma Saman, have yet to take their oaths of office. Seven other members were sworn in on Monday.
The panel needs to elect a chair and deputy chair soon. This will allow them to invite people to apply for jobs at the electoral commission.
Kenya's election commission currently has no commissioners, which means it cannot hold elections in some areas or register new voters.
The last panel had problems. The Azimio coalition did not send members at first. Then, they went to court to decide who should be on the panel.
Kenya's next election is in less than three years. Experts say the new panel needs to work fast. The election commission must be ready.
Some people are worried about the delays. They say it could cause problems for the 2027 election.
The panel has seven days to invite people to apply for jobs. It must publish the names of applicants. Then it will interview them and choose the best people.
The president will pick some of them to be commissioners. Then Parliament must approve them.
Political analysts say the panel should move quickly. Many members have done this job before. They were on the panel that was stopped last time.
The panel chair is Mr. Makanda. He was also the chair of the old panel. Three other members are back from that panel.
