{"id":967,"date":"2026-10-31T09:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=967"},"modified":"2026-10-31T09:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:59:58","slug":"lsk-threatens-court-action-over-proposed-election-law-changes-ahead-of-2027-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"LSK threatens court action over proposed election law changes ahead of 2027 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0192.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0192.jpeg 827w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0192-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0192-768x465.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>Law Society of Kenya President Charles Kanjama during a media briefing on governance and election preparedness. Courtesy: Wilberforce Okwiri, The Standard.<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has threatened legal action against Parliament over proposed changes to election laws, warning that some of the amendments could weaken transparency and public scrutiny of election results ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LSK President Charles Kanjama said the society would consider moving to court if the proposed changes undermine the public&#8217;s ability to independently verify results transmitted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The society has called on Parliament to protect the public&#8217;s access to election information and ensure that the process of transmitting and declaring results remains transparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kanjama also urged Parliament to publish the approved version of the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, together with a record of the changes made during the legislative process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the society, making the final text publicly available would help address concerns arising from conflicting accounts of the amendments passed by Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the key issues raised concerns the public&#8217;s ability to scrutinise results from polling stations through accessible electronic platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LSK maintains that transparency in the electoral process is essential in building public confidence and preventing unnecessary disputes after elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The society&#8217;s position comes as political parties and electoral institutions begin preparations for the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond electoral reforms, Kanjama also raised concerns about police accountability, recruitment procedures and the constitutional composition of the Cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The developments place renewed attention on the responsibility of Parliament and other institutions to ensure that electoral laws comply with constitutional principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the next General Election approaching, debates surrounding election management are expected to remain an important part of the country&#8217;s political and governance discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has threatened legal action against Parliament over proposed changes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}