Ruto goes after Justus Nyang’aya hours after resigning from IEBC
Ruto goes after commissioner Justus Nyang'aya hours after resigning from IEBC-Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
Ruto goes after commissioner Justus Nyang’aya hours after resigning from IEBC-Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Gladys Shollei, on Friday, December 2, maintained that investigations against the four dissenting Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners will continue regardless of any resignations.
In a statement, Shollei said that the tribunal set up by President William Ruto had the responsibility of providing information about the character and suitability of the four commissioners.
Investigations will make sure Kenyans know the truth about the altercation and confusion that took place at the Bomas National Tallying Center during the August 2022 election when the electoral commissioners were at odds with one another, she continued.
The tribunal, as required by article 251 of the Constitution, is required to look into the situation, report on the facts, and make a binding recommendation to the President, according to the Deputy Speaker.
“Resignation cannot extinguish the duty of the Tribunal constituted to investigate IEBC commissioners.
“The Tribunal must discharge its duty to interrogate their conduct and report on the facts. Kenyans deserve to know why they engaged in grave misconduct during the last election,” Shollei stated,
Her remarks came a few hours after Justus Nyang’aya, one of the four commissioners, caused a national uproar after quitting his role.
Justus Nyang’aya submitted his resignation, stating that he had thought about it and decided that it was best to put the needs of the country first. The other three, Irene Masit, Francis Wanderi, and vice chair Juliana Cherera, are still in office.
“I have always endeavored to act in the best interest of the country, although my actions, taken in good faith have been misconstrued,” the letter read in part.
The resignation came against the backdrop of a brewing antagonism between the two major political factions in the country.
President Ruto effected the recommendation of the National Assembly to suspend the embattled four commissioners and further instituted a tribunal to investigate them.
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