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Treasury opposes presidential election losers’ nomination Bill

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Business Daily | by Edwin Mutai

The Treasury has warned against the passage of a Bill that gives presidential aspirants and their running mates automatic nomination to Parliament because it will lead to a costly referendum.

The Treasury says it may not be possible to fund a referendum due to the tight economic situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to amend Article 90 to allow political parties to nominate presidential and deputy presidential candidates who lose in the polls to the National Assembly or the Senate…

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