- The Senate’s email system crashed after over 200,000 public submissions on the term limit extension bill
- Proposed by Nandi senator Samson Cherargei, the bill seeks to extend terms for key government officials from five to seven years
- Kenyans protested the email issue, prompting the Senate to announce the problem on the social media platform X
- The Senate provided an alternative email and in-person option for submissions ahead of the Friday, October 25 deadline
Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi – The Senate’s email system has crashed following an influx of public submissions regarding the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024.
The bill, proposed by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, aims to extend the term limits for the President, Governors, Members of Parliament, and Members of County Assemblies from five to seven years.
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Kenyans protested about not being able to make their submissions, prompting the Senate to issue a notice.
In response to the overwhelming feedback from Kenyans, the Senate took to social media platform X to announce the technical difficulties.
“Thank you for the overwhelming response on The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No 2) Bill ,2024. Due to high volumes of submissions, our email system has temporarily experienced issues,” the statement read.
How did Senate’s systems crash
Senate officials confirmed receiving over 200,000 submissions, which exceeded the email system’s capacity.
However, they assured Kenyans that they could still make their submissions by delivering them to the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or by using an alternative email, [email protected].
The public participation window for the bill is set to close on Friday, October 25, as the Senate apologised for any inconvenience caused.
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“The Senate received over 200,000 submissions, reaching the maximum capacity of the allocated email addresses. Alternatively, you may send your submissions to; [email protected] apologise for any inconvenience caused,” added the Senate.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
