Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has challenged former Chief Justice David Maraga over a proposal to abolish the national presidential tallying centre ahead of Kenya’s 2027 General Election.

Duale questioned how presidential results from thousands of polling stations would be brought together if the national tallying process at Bomas of Kenya or another venue was scrapped.

In a post on X on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Duale asked who would be responsible for aggregating the results under the proposed system. He also urged Maraga to consider the Constitution and electoral laws when discussing the reforms.

Duale was responding to proposals by the People’s Coalition on Electoral Reforms, which is led by Maraga. The coalition wants the national presidential tallying centre abolished before the next election.

Maraga and the coalition argue that presidential results should be managed at polling stations and constituency level, with the IEBC chairperson declaring the final presidential results from constituency returns.

The coalition has also argued that the IEBC should not retally, reverify or change presidential results that have already been declared at polling stations and constituencies.

The proposal is based on the coalition’s interpretation of Articles 86 and 138 of the Constitution and the Supreme Court’s decision in the Maina Kiai case.

Duale’s response has added to the ongoing debate over how presidential results should be managed and announced during the 2027 election.

The disagreement comes as political parties, electoral officials and other stakeholders continue discussing reforms intended to strengthen Kenya’s electoral process ahead of the next General Election.