KHRC, Angaza Movement accuses IEBC of election irregularities criticizing preference of international observers
KHRC, Angaza Movement accuses IEBC of election irregularities amid fallout at the electoral body.
Civil society organizations, Kenya Human Rights Commission, and Angaza Movement have criticized the fallout in IEBC saying it has dented the credibility of the process.
The organizations also accused IEBC of election irregularities calling for the prosecution of officials involved.
More than 10 civil society organizations under the Angaza Movement accused IEBC of “complacency on the glaring irregularities and electoral malpractices.”
They demanded that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) be held accountable for what they claimed were “electoral offences.”
“This obviously raises public anxiety on the credibility of the electoral body and the accuracy of the results, as recorded and transmitted, and will undermine the outcome,” they said in a joint statement read by Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Executive Director Davis Malombe and Gladwell Otieno of Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) during a news conference near Bomas of Kenya.
“The Angaza movement notes with concern alarming accounts of electoral offences, irregularities, and other electoral malpractices that threaten to undermine the credibility of this election and the results yet to be announced by the IEBC,” Malombe said.
“As results continue to be issued through Forms 34B, inconsistencies in tallying and in the presentation of the different forms emanating from various constituencies are being noted by observers,” Otieno said.
“There is a blatant abuse of the electoral laws in terms of counting, verification, correction of errors, and certification of recorded results despite IEBC’s assurance that this exercise will be transparent.”
Kenya Human Rights Commission and Angaza Movement demanded that IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati accounts for what they claimed were irregularities in tallying of votes.
Kenya Human Rights Commission and Angaza Movement also criticized the preference of international observers over local observers.
“Extremely disturbing to hear that international observers were given preference over local observers. This preference for “outsiders” is a behavioral vestage of colonial rule. Kenya has been independent since 1963. Intl observers can support but not replace local observers.” they said.
In addition, they slammed IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati for postponing Mombasa and Kakamega gubernatorial elections.
They said the issue of insecurity cited as the reason for postponement has no ground.
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