Lawmakers allied to the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya outfit on Monday, September 26 went to conduct a peaceful march at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices in protest of the interdiction of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ruth Kulundu.
Kulundu was interdicted over allegations of gross misconduct and insubordination. The MPs insisted that Kulundu was interdicted for being a whistleblower in the August 9 general elections.
Moreover, the lawmakers noted that Kulundu’s interdiction was a witch-hunt designed by chairman Wafula Chebukati’s wing in the commission for having assisted the four dissenting IEBC commissioners.
In addition, IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan accused Kulundu of misconduct for arranging an illegal commission plenary meeting without approval.
During the said meeting, the four commissioners who disputed the 2022 presidential election results selected law firms that would represent IEBC in the consolidated presidential election petition.
Earlier on, the ODM Director of Communications Phillip Etale stated that the MPs will converge at Koinange Street then march to the agency’s Anniversary offices.
Furthermore, Kulundu was issued with a second show cause letter by IEBC CEO Hussein Marjan.
The Deputy CEO in charge of Operations was accused of convening a commission plenary meeting on August 26th without the approval or delegation of Marjan.
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