IEBC’s Presiding Officer arrested while trying to change presidential results in form 34A
2 min readIEBC’s Presiding Officer arrested while trying to alter presidential results in form 34A in Alale ward, West Pokot County.
A Presiding Officer has been arrested and detained at Kacheliba police station after he was caught allegedly altering presidential results from Alale ward.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 10, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) noted that West Pokot’s presiding officer, Makal Benjamin, was arrested for electoral malpractice.
The ODPP explained that he reportedly tried altering presidential results from Alale Ward. “Kacheliba Constituency, West Pokot, Presiding Officer, Makal Benjamin, has been arrested & detained at Kacheliba Police Station for allegedly altering presidential results from Alale Ward. ODPP is following up on the matter,” reported the ODPP.
The office of ODPP also highlighted a couple of incidents across the country, promising to follow up and deliver justice in each case.
In Kisauni, Mombasa county, IEBC’s Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer were charged by the ODPP for willingly failing to count ballot papers.
In the Nandi Hills constituency, ODPP noted that it was following up a case involving ten suspects after ballot papers allegedly went missing on voting day.
In Migori County, a polling clerk was accused of preventing a voter from casting their votes. The court granted the ODPP’s application to extend the time to allow police to conclude investigations.
Further, in Narok, three polling clerks were accused of plucking four ballot papers for the MCA post.
The prosecutor’s office noted that the court extended the time to allow investigators to conclude the probe.
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