Raila faces DCI probe over IEBC whistleblower-results dossier
Raila faces DCI probe over IEBC whistleblower dossier alleging the Azimio leader won the August presidential elections
Raila faces DCI probe over IEBC whistleblower dossier alleging the Azimio leader won the August presidential elections.
Days after the opposition claimed that a whistle-blower had given them the “genuine” election results, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is probing into what it has termed as alleged faked results of last year’s presidential election.
Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin has requested certified copies of result declaration forms from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in a letter to IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan dated January 25.
DCI boss Mohamed Amin said he had received numerous complaints about documents alleging to have the official result, documents that may or may not include one shared by the opposition Azimio coalition party.
“For the purpose of lawfully processing the complaints referred above in line with our mandate, we hereby request that you furnish us with certified copies of Forms 34B that were used to tally, verify and declare the result of the presidential elections of August 9, 2022,” Amin wrote.
The investigation opens an avenue for revisiting the 2022 election, amid calls that President William Ruto sets up a commission of inquiry to look into events at Bomas in the run-up to his announcement as the winner.
The DCI probe comes days after the Opposition led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga claimed that they have official presidential results.
A dossier by the alleged whistle-blower said 59 percent of constituency results could not be verified.
Forms 34B, the kind Amin wants the IEBC to produce, are the statutory result declaration forms at the constituency level, leaving little doubt that the DCI could be investigating Azimio’s account.
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The dossier suggests Raila garnered 8,170,353 (57.3 percent) votes against Ruto’s 5,915,973 (41.66 percent).
The official IEBC figures show that Ruto got 50.49 percent of the votes against Raila’s 48.85 percent.
Amin said the complaints allege the falsification of documents and “outright forgery”. “Illustratively, they have pointed out various alleged irregularities, including glaring inconsistencies in the watermarks featured in the forms labeled as 34B and which are being passed off as documents emanating from IEBC,” he said.
In the letter, Amin said he would be investigating the alleged forgery and falsification of documents.
“Further, the Directorate will undertake investigations in relation to provisions of sections 22 and 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018,” he said.
The law says a person who knowingly publishes false information in print, broadcast, data, or over a computer system will be fined Sh5 million or jailed for 10 years.
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