Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has asked Azimio leader Raila Odinga to stop peddling what he terms as hate campaigns against IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati
Wetangula termed the attacks misguided and unfortunate.
He said the Raila Odinga-led team is notorious for disputing election outcomes every five years.
“The scandalous and misguided hate campaign against IEBC chairman Chebukati by the Azimio leaders is unfortunate and must stop!
You will not choose the ref in the game. Your notoriety for disputing the outcome of every election is not new,” Wetang’ula said in a tweet on Wednesday.
His remarks came shortly after Raila said they would not accept the results of the Mombasa and Kakamega gubernatorial races if Chebukati does not step down.
Speaking in Mombasa on Wednesday while campaigning for Azimio candidate Abdulswamad Nassir, Raila said Chebukati should disqualify himself from the polls over integrity issues.
“Yeye hata haoni haya anasema ati uchaguzi ya Mombasa na Kakamega iendelee kama yeye yuko hapo,” Raila said.
“We are saying this election will be conducted under the IEBC vice chairperson.”
IEBC has set August 29 as the date for Governor elections in Mombasa and Kakamega.
Raila said Chebukati is now a suspect by virtue of the petitions filed in court to challenge the outcome of the August 9 general election.
He claims Chebukati presided over an illegal activity by declaring the Deputy President winner of the contest based on falsified election results.