Raila responds to Ruto over his claim of a plot to assassinate Chebukati
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Raila through his ODM party responds to Ruto over his claim of a plot to assassinate IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati
Raila through his ODM party responds to Ruto over his claim of a plot to assassinate IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati.
ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna expressed over President William Ruto’s allegations of a plan to assassinate outgoing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chair Wafula Chebukati.
Sifuna criticized Ruto in a statement released on January 17 and claimed that his utterances were weighty.
ODM questioned whether the President would support his assertions with substantial evidence if an official probe into the events that preceded the announcement of the election outcome is launched.
“Very grave allegations being made regarding what happened at Bomas in the lead up to the announcement of the Presidential result.
“I’m hoping the people making them will appear before the yet-to-be-formed commission of inquiry and provide the evidence backing these allegations,” Sifuna stated.
His comments were reiterated by former presidential candidate Jimi Wanjigi, who asked the Head of State to launch an immediate inquiry and charge the perpetrators.
“What he said today was largely meaningless unless he is prepared to back it up by taking steps on the following alleged capital offenses: attempted bribery of IEBC officials, a threat to the life of IEBC officials and family members, and tempted murder of Chebukati,” Wanjigi demanded.
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Ruto made the remarks during an engagement forum with the constitutional commissions and independent offices at State House Nairobi.
“We know that there was a direct attempt to abduct Wafula Chebukati and murder him so that the commission would be paralyzed, or a compliant commissioner takes over and subvert the people’s sovereignty,” he claimed.
He added that this was the last resort after Chebukati and commissioners Abdi Guliye and Molu Boya resisted other forms of coercion including bribery and intimidation.
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