Kaluma challenges IEBC over Nairobi-based tallying centre, proposes Mandera or Wajir for 2027 polls

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has challenged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over the location of Kenya’s National Tallying Centre, proposing that the facility be established in Mandera or Wajir ahead of the 2027 General Election. Kaluma argued that no law requires the National Tallying Centre to be located in Nairobi or at Bomas of Kenya, where the electoral commission has conducted national presidential tallying in previous elections.

His proposal comes amid growing political and legal disagreements over the role of the national tallying centre, with some opposition leaders calling for its abolition while others maintain that it is necessary for determining the final presidential results.

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