Former IEBC commissioners Cherera and Masit forced to exile in US; Raila
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Raila says former IEBC commissioners Cherera and Masit have been forced to escape to the USA for fear of their lives
Raila says former IEBC commissioners Cherera and Masit have been forced to escape to the USA for fear of their lives.
Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioners Juliana Cherera and Irene Masit are in hiding, according to former prime minister Raila Odinga.
Raila who was addressing mourners in Makueni on Tuesday, August 15, stated that the former IEBC commissioners escaped to the United States of America after President William Ruto assumed office.
Raila claims that the two were compelled into exile after it became clear that their lives were in danger due to threats by State agents.
“Madam Cherea and Irene Masit ran away to the United States of America because their lives were in danger by this administration,” Raila claimed.
Raila said that there are those in Ruto’s administration who intended to make sure that the two former commissioners did not survive to see another day
He also accused the State of being vindictive against who he termed as innocent people, yet Ruto was already at the seat of power and running the government.
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“This government claims to have won the election but they are still out to hunt down those who they disagree with. This vindictive habit is not good for the country.
“We must stand in unison against Ruto’s vindictiveness. He is a man who believes in revenge against the people he does not agree with,” Raila claimed.
On June 30, it was reported that Masit fled the country over death threats.
The media reports claimed that the former commissioners escaped under the cover of darkness after receiving death threats from unidentified sources.
Cherera and Masit were part of IEBC commissioners who objected to former Chairman Wafula Chebukati’s declaration of Ruto as the duly elected President.
Masit was forced out office after defending herself before a Commission of Inquiry that was set up by President Ruto.
While Cherera alongside other commissioners resigned after disputing election results in favour of Raila.
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