It is possible this consideration has occasioned Catholic Bishops to call for a shift of focus from BBI to the General Election. The Elections Laws (Amendment) Act 2017 requires that political parties shall nominate their candidates by May 9, 2022. Parties will especially, note keenly that the courts are becoming very strict about processes, as the condemnation of the BBI process demonstrated. Finally, the first tranche of the 2022 General Elections budget is expected to be included in the 2021-2022 financial year budget, to be read in a few days from now. Ahead of the 2017 elections, mass registration was done in 2014 and 2017, despite the existing provision for continuous registration.

Source: Standard Digital May 28, 2021 18:51 UTC