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As a former majority leader Emeritus , I have gone through the Election Amendement Bill (Senate Bill) 2024 and state the correct position minus the propaganda of those who have not taken time to read . The Elections (Amendment) Bill,2024 is a Senate Bill that was introduced and passed in the Senate and subsequently introduced in the National Assembly last year in February. The Bill was one of the Bills emanating from the NADCO process co-chaired by the Hon.Kalonzo Musyoka and Hon.Kimani Ichung'wah. When the Bill was still undergoing consideration in the National Assembly, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang'i, Justin Muturi, Mithika Linturi and Eugene Wamalwa filed a Petition in the High Court challenging section 39 of the Elections Act which provides for among other things the livestreaming of election results. Sen.Okiya Omtatah also filed a similar Petition. The High Court in its judgment delivered on 22nd September,2026 considered the Petitions and upheld the constitutionality of section 39 of the Elections Act. It is noteworthy that the Court further held that "the National Assembly is to take note of the manner section 39 of the Act was construed in finalizing the Bill". Based on this, yesterday, the National Assembly in considering the Bill, deleted clause 22 of the Bill which had a proposed amendment to section 39. The effect of this amendment is to retain section 39 as it is in the Act which is that it obligates the livestreaming of election results. The National Assembly DID NOT pass any amendment to remove the livestreaming of elections results and the reports online are therefore FALSE and MISLEADING. It also noteworthy that the attempts at amending the section by the Member for Suba South, Hon.Caroli Omondo were also rejected by the National Assembly so as to uphold the court judgment on the validity of section 39. In short, the livestreaming of election results is still mandatory as required by section 39 of the Elections Act and the Act was NOT amended by the National Assembly to remove this requirement. Having been passed by the National Assembly, the Bill will now be transmitted back to the Senate for consideration.