Plans to have the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal sit and handle election disputes in various parts of the country have failed. The Judiciary had proposed to Parliament an amendment to the Political Parties Act 2011 to empower the Judicial Service Commission to appoint at least 15 ad hoc members of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal to sit in various parts of the country. The move is aimed at enhancing capacity, access and efficiency in the resolution of electoral disputes. Speaking during the swearing in of two members of the PPDT yesterday, Chief Justice David Maraga (pictured) said the Judiciary is well prepared to handle election disputes. “I assure Kenyans that the courts and the tribunal will handle election disputes with speed, guided by timelines of the electoral process in accordance with the law,” he said.

Source: The Star April 13, 2017 20:15 UTC