The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and international interest.

Standard Group Plc HQ Office,
The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road.
P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya.
Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111
Email: [email protected]

NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Nairobian

Overwhelming responses to presidential term limit extension crash Senate systems

Politics

By Mate Tongola | Oct 25, 2024

**The deadline for submissions has also been extended to Saturday, October 26 at 5 pm.** [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Senate's official email system crashed after receiving over 200,000 submissions on the Constitution of Kenya Amendment (No. 2) Bill, 2024.

Thousands of Kenyans sent feedback on the proposal to extend the presidential and other elected leaders' terms from five to seven years.

"Thank you for the overwhelming response to the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024. Due to high submission volumes, our email system has temporarily experienced issues. The Senate received over 200,000 submissions, reaching the maximum capacity of the allocated email addresses,” it said on X.

In response, the Senate has provided alternative contact details for submitting views on the bill.

The memoranda may be sent to the clerk of the Senate, hand-delivered to the clerk’s office at the main Parliament Buildings, or emailed to [email protected], with a copy to [email protected]

Keep Reading business

The deadline for submissions has also been extended to Saturday, October 26 at 5 p.m.

Further, religious leaders have denounced the Bill, calling it self-serving and focused on the interests of the ruling class.

"It’s been two years of Ruto’s reign, and we’re already exhausted. Seven years will break our backs," they said in a joint statement.

The Bill, which proposes extending the term of service for the president, governors, senators, MPs, and MCAs to seven years, has been under public review since October 2. It is sponsored by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei.

Currently, elected leaders in Kenya serve for five years before seeking re-election with the President and Governors only allowed to go for two consecutive terms.