GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 63

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by Article 84, 85, 88 (4), 97(a), 99, 101(4) and 103 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, sections 16, 22, 24, 30, 32, 33, 38, 39 and 74 of the Elections Act, and Regulation 12 and Part III and V of the Elections (General) Regulations 2012, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission gives notice that: (a) A vacancy arose in Parliament in the Office of the Member of the National Assembly for Kajiado Central on 19th December, 2014. (b) Each Political Party wishing to participate in the elections must finalize the nominations and determine intra-party disputes arising from party nomination of its candidate(s) on or before the 29th January, 2015. (c) Disputes relating to or arising from nominations shall be heard and determined within seven days of lodging of the dispute(s) with the Commission. (d) Independent Candidates to submit their symbols on or before 26th January, 2015 being twenty-one (21) days before the nomination day. (e) The days for the nomination of political party candidates and Independent candidates for the by-Election will be on 16th February, 2015 and 17th February, 2015, and nomination papers shall be delivered by candidates to the Returning Officer between the hours of Eight o’clock in the morning and Four o’clock in the afternoon with one hour break between 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. (f) Disputes relating to or arising from decisions of the Returning Officer after nominations shall be heard and determined within seven days of lodging the dispute(s) with the Commission. (g) Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 57 (1) and (2) of the Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 every Political Party and every Independent Candidate at the by-election shall submit to the Commission names of the Chief Agents on or before 2nd March, 2015. (h) The campaign period for purposes of the 16th March, 2015 by-election shall commence on 18th February, 2015 and cease on 14th March, 2015 being 48 hours before the By- Election Day. (i) The campaign time shall run from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the campaign period. (j) If the parliamentary by-election is contested, the poll will take place on the 16th March, 2015. NOTES: 1. The attention of candidates and persons subscribing nomination papers is drawn to the provisions of Part III and V of the Election (General) Regulations on the Parliamentary Elections, Subsidiary Legislation, First Schedule to the Leadership and Integrity Act No. 19 of 2012 and Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya. 2. Every political party and every person who participates in the by-election shall subscribe to and observe the Electoral Code of Conduct set out in the Second Schedule to the Elections Act, 2011. 3. Pursuant to the provisions of section 26 of the Elections Act, 2011 any candidate who intends to vie for the Parliamentary by- election should not participate in public fundraising or harambee. Dated the 30th December, 2014 A. I. HASSAN, Chairperson, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. .