The draft bill cutting the number of lawmakers is at an advanced stage, with a final vote due next month, but such a measure would have to follow a lengthy constitutional procedure that would make new elections unlikely for another year.
Rasimu ya mswada wa kupunguza idadi ya wabunge iko katika hatua ya juu, na kura ya mwisho itapigwa mwezi ujao, lakini hatua kama hiyo italazimika kufuata utaratibu mrefu wa kikatiba ambao utafanya uchaguzi mpya kutowezekana kwa mwaka mwingine.