【全非资讯·肯尼亚】 肯尼亚：高等法院裁定2027年大选日期违宪

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内罗毕——高等法院裁定，肯尼亚的下届总统选举应当于2026年8月11日星期二举行。法院裁定，宪法规定投票必须在前一次大选后的第五年8月的第二个星期二举行，而不是像独立选举和边界委员会（IEBC）目前计划的那样在第五年之后举行。\n\n在周五于马林迪发布的判决中，法官M. Thande裁定，IEBC计划于2027年8月10日举行下届大选的计划，是基于对宪法的错误理解。她宣告，总统选举的日期由宪法预先确定，不由选举委员会自由裁量。\n\nThande法官裁定：“对宪法第136条第(2)款(a)项的正确解释是，关于下届总统选举，第五年的第二个星期二必须指2026年8月11日。与第二答辩人的主张相反，下届选举的日期由宪法预先确定，不由第二答辩人自由裁量。”\n\n该诉讼对IEBC对宪法第136条第(2)款(a)项的解释提出了质疑，辩称宪法中的短语“每五年8月的第二个星期二”意味着选举必须在前一次大选后的第五年内举行，而不是在完成整整五年之后。在解释该条款时，法院依据了管辖时间计算的宪法第259条第(5)款(c)项，并发现由于上一次大选于8月9日举行……\n\n法官表示：“日历显示，第五年8月的第二个星期二是2026年8月11日。”\n\nThande法官追溯了肯尼亚确定选举日期背后的历史，称2010年《宪法》的起草者刻意试图消除旧宪政秩序下存在的不确定性，当时总统拥有解散议会并实际决定何时举行选举的权力。\n\n她指出：“在现行宪法颁布之前，总统选举日曾被现任总统用作秘密武器。宪法为总统选举日带来了人们长期期盼的确定性。”

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Nairobi — The High Court has declared that Kenya's next presidential election ought to be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, ruling that the Constitution requires the poll to be conducted on the second Tuesday of August in the fifth year following the previous General Election, and not after the fifth year as currently planned by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

In a judgment delivered in Malindi on Friday, Lady Justice M. Thande held that the IEBC's plan to hold the next General Election on August 10, 2027 is based on an incorrect interpretation of the Constitution. She declared that the date of the presidential election is predetermined by the Constitution and is not subject to the electoral commission's discretion.

"The correct interpretation of Article 136(2)(a) of the Constitution is that the second Tuesday in the fifth year with regard to the next presidential election must mean 11th August 2026," Justice Thande ruled. "Contrary to the assertion of the 2nd Respondent, the date of the next election is predetermined by the Constitution and is not at the discretion of the 2nd Respondent."

The petition challenged the IEBC's interpretation of Article 136(2)(a), arguing that the constitutional phrase "the second Tuesday in August, in every fifth year" means the election must be held within the fifth year after the previous General Election, rather than after completing five full years. In interpreting the provision, the court relied on Article 259(5)(c) of the Constitution, which governs the computation of time, and found that because the last General Election was held on August 9,

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"The calendar shows that the second Tuesday of August in the fifth year is 11th August 2026," the judge stated.

Justice Thande traced the history behind Kenya's fixed election date, saying the framers of the 2010 Constitution deliberately sought to remove the uncertainty that existed under the former constitutional order, where the President wielded the power to dissolve Parliament and effectively determine when elections would be held.

"Prior to the promulgation of the current Constitution, the date of the presidential election was used as a secret weapon by the incumbent President," she observed. "The Constitution brought in the long-yearned-for certainty with regard to the date of the election of the President."

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