Martha Karua takes President Ruto head-on over IEBC controversy
Karua takes President Ruto head-on the IEBC controversial utterances over a murder plot against Chebukati
Karua takes President Ruto head-on the IEBC controversial utterances over a murder plot against Chebukati.
The Azimio presidential running mate in the August polls challenged Ruto to come clean on revelations of a murder plot against former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati.
In a statement issued on January 18, Karua questioned why Ruto had waited for time to elapse only for him to announce the murder scheme after Chebukati’s tenure ended.
The leader of the Narc Kenya Party stated that if the accusations were true, Chebukati would have made them public rather than the president.
“Why did Chebukati not disclose this to the court during the presidential petition or better still report the matter to the police? Six months into the Ruto regime why has no action been taken if these allegations have any iota of truth ?” she questioned.
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Karua stated that the ex-IEBC chairman could have immediately reported the case to the relevant authorities for action to be taken.
She further noted that the whole murder plot was a propaganda scheme by the Ruto regime to demonize the opposition.
“My take is that this is carefully designed propaganda by a regime desperate to gain legitimacy by spewing outrageous falsehoods aimed at hoodwinking the public while undermining its competition,” she noted.
In addition, Karua questioned if the president was ready to face the law in finding justice for Chebukati, describing the whole situation as an abuse of power.
“It is irresponsible for a leader to abuse public office to make unsubstantiated allegations against his competition and against public officers junior to him (Cherera four) to the extent of compromising the ongoing Tribunal against one of them. Is Ruto ready to record a statement,” she stated.
This came after Raila’s allies demanded the formation of a commission of inquiry to conduct an investigation concerning the same murder plot.
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