Yesterday in the presser, chebukati portrayed some commissioners as partisan. He claimed that the commission is divided and this is hindering his work. What he failed to tell us is that he is not neutral, and belongs to one of the two sides that the commissioners have divided themselves into, one supporting government agendas, the other for opposition. I cant believe that he advocated for the election to be called off after the withdrawal of babuon. It seems he is reading from the same script as the opposition. No wonder nobody is calling for his resignation, they only want Chiloba out. And his memos are always leaking. Yesterday, he called for a dialogue, the same thing that naswa is asking. I now agree with @GUKA that the guy should be ousted and replaced before he messes us more by resigning some few days to the polls. Check the story below
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IEBC was always divided: 4-3 By Geoffrey Mosoku | Published Thu, October 19th 2017 at 00:00, Updated October 18th 2017 at 21:51 GMT +3 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share on Facebook Share on Twitter IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati Divisions within the electoral commission have been witnessed before and after the August 8 elections. Officials at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) virtually failed to take a common stand on any issue. ALSO READ: What must be done or IEBC boss walks away from it all From procurement to staff deployment, IEBC chiefs continuously clashed as suspicions about external interference plagued the agency. And finally, Wednesday, what had been rumoured played out in the open when chairman Wafula Chebukati acknowledged the rift. “The expectation Kenyans have of me is high yet I cannot move forward with a divided commission," the IEBC boss told the country yesterday. "As a lawyer, I cannot continue to be pushed by majority commissioners to accept legal opinions that serve partisan interests and are not grounded in the Constitution or law." Mr Chebukati was addressing a press conference hours after his ally in the commission, Roselyn Akombe, resigned citing frustration, security fears and a cracked commission. Just like Chebukati, Dr Akombe also alluded to an agency whose members and secretariat appeared to be remote-controlled from elsewhere and could not deliver credible polls. “It has become increasingly difficult to attend plenary meetings where commissioners come ready to vote along partisan lines and not to discuss the merit of issues before them,” she said in her resignation statement. Chebukati, Akombe and Margaret Mwachanya often found themselves in the minority against vice chairperson Connie Maina, who had the backing of Abdi Guliye, Boya Molu and Paul Kurgat. ALSO READ: NASA sabotaging IEBC, says Uhuru Chebukati’s frustration was witnessed last Wednesday after he walked out of a meeting to discuss the impact of Raila Odinga’s withdrawal from the race. The chairman, supported by the two commissioners, pushed to have the poll called off altogether, but the other four shot down the proposal. It was then that Chebukati and his allies staged a march-out and allowed the majority to communicate their decision to Kenyans, which was done in an unsigned statement. The four commissioners resolved to have the polls proceed as scheduled on October 26, a position that has been pushed by Jubilee Party. On the day of the plenary sitting, Deputy President William Ruto was in Kajiado where he insisted the vote had to proceed, especially after the High Court ruled that Thirdway Alliance Kenya presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot should be included on the ballot. Last month, rifts at IEBC were exposed after Chebukati appointed a poll project team to 'sideline' CEO Ezra Chiloba and other officials.
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IEBC was always divided: 4-3 By Geoffrey Mosoku | Published Thu, October 19th 2017 at 00:00, Updated October 18th 2017 at 21:51 GMT +3 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share on Facebook Share on Twitter IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati Divisions within the electoral commission have been witnessed before and after the August 8 elections. Officials at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) virtually failed to take a common stand on any issue. ALSO READ: What must be done or IEBC boss walks away from it all From procurement to staff deployment, IEBC chiefs continuously clashed as suspicions about external interference plagued the agency. And finally, Wednesday, what had been rumoured played out in the open when chairman Wafula Chebukati acknowledged the rift. “The expectation Kenyans have of me is high yet I cannot move forward with a divided commission," the IEBC boss told the country yesterday. "As a lawyer, I cannot continue to be pushed by majority commissioners to accept legal opinions that serve partisan interests and are not grounded in the Constitution or law." Mr Chebukati was addressing a press conference hours after his ally in the commission, Roselyn Akombe, resigned citing frustration, security fears and a cracked commission. Just like Chebukati, Dr Akombe also alluded to an agency whose members and secretariat appeared to be remote-controlled from elsewhere and could not deliver credible polls. “It has become increasingly difficult to attend plenary meetings where commissioners come ready to vote along partisan lines and not to discuss the merit of issues before them,” she said in her resignation statement. Chebukati, Akombe and Margaret Mwachanya often found themselves in the minority against vice chairperson Connie Maina, who had the backing of Abdi Guliye, Boya Molu and Paul Kurgat. ALSO READ: NASA sabotaging IEBC, says Uhuru Chebukati’s frustration was witnessed last Wednesday after he walked out of a meeting to discuss the impact of Raila Odinga’s withdrawal from the race. The chairman, supported by the two commissioners, pushed to have the poll called off altogether, but the other four shot down the proposal. It was then that Chebukati and his allies staged a march-out and allowed the majority to communicate their decision to Kenyans, which was done in an unsigned statement. The four commissioners resolved to have the polls proceed as scheduled on October 26, a position that has been pushed by Jubilee Party. On the day of the plenary sitting, Deputy President William Ruto was in Kajiado where he insisted the vote had to proceed, especially after the High Court ruled that Thirdway Alliance Kenya presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot should be included on the ballot. Last month, rifts at IEBC were exposed after Chebukati appointed a poll project team to 'sideline' CEO Ezra Chiloba and other officials.
Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001257761/iebc-was-always-divided-4-3
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