IEBC Notice on Campaign Period

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (IEBC) NOTICE ON CAMPAIGN PERIOD
 

In pursuance to the provisions of Article 88 (4) of the Constitution read together with section 4 (h) and (n) of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, 2011 (IEBC Act) the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is granted the mandate to inter alia conduct and supervise referenda, conduct continuous registration of citizens, facilitate the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections and such other functions as are provided for by the Constitution or any other written law.
 

Further, section 109(1) (dd) of the Elections Act, 2011 provides that the Commission shall provide for the conduct of campaigns during a referendum or an election.
 

In the upshot of the foregoing and in tandem with the provisions of section 2 of the Elections Act, 2011 which defines a campaign period to mean the period specified as such in the notice issued by the Commission in relation to an election, the Commission HEREBY GIVES NOTICE THAT;
 

1) The Electoral Code of Conduct took effect upon dissolution of Parliament;
 

2) The campaign period for purposes of 4th March,2013 General Election SHALL CEASE ON 2ND MARCH, 2013 BEING 24 HOURS before the Election Day which is 4th March, 2013;
 

3) The campaign time shall run from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm during the campaign period; and
 

4) Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 57 (1) and (2) of the Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 every Political party and every independent candidate at a presidential election shall submit to the Commission names of National Chief agent and forty Seven County Chief Agents on or before 18th February,2013 being fourteen days before election.
 

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT all political parties, candidates and persons must adhere to the provisions of the Electoral Code of Conduct failure to which they will be liable to prosecution for violation of the Electoral Code of Conduct.

Dated the 11thof February, 2013
 

AHMED ISSACK HASSAN, EBS
CHAIRPERSON
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (IEBC)