It would cost the taxpayer almost Sh436.7 million to send home and replace the nine electoral commissioners.
The Opposition insists that the current Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should not handle the next General Election.
The term for the current IEBC commissioners expires in November next year.
According to the 2015-2016 budget, the National Treasury pays Sh82 million in salaries and Sh50.8 million in allowances for the nine IEBC commissioners every year. This translates to a total of Sh11.1 million per month.
If they agree to exit, the current commissioners would be paid Sh210 million, based on their current salaries, while the incoming commissioners, if remunerated at the same rate, will earn a maximum pay of Sh210 million.
Additionally, the commissioners are entitled to gratuity, calculated at 31 per cent of their yearly salary for the years served.
This means that the nine, each earning Sh1.2 million per month, will get Sh372,000 for the five years served, translating to Sh1.86 million per person and Sh16.7 million for the team.
The current commissioners are Issack Hassan (chair), Lillian Mahiri-Zaja (vice chair), Albert Bwire, Kule Godana, Yusuf Nzibo, Abdullahi Sharawe, Thomas Letangule, Muthoni Wangai and Mohamed Alawi.
19 more months
Given that their term expires on November 9 next year, it means the commissioners have 19 more months to draw salaries and allowances.
Lawyer Kennedy Akide said the law requires that if the commissioners were to be sent home now, they must be paid their dues until the expiry of their term.
Though Mr Akide supports the idea of disbanding the IEBC, he called for due process to be followed
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