Ruto responds to Raila over devolving IEBC functions
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Ruto responds to Azimio leader Raila Odinga over a proposal to devolve IEBC functions to the counties
Ruto responds to Azimio leader Raila Odinga over a proposal to devolve IEBC functions to the counties.
President William Ruto has opposed Raila Odinga’s proposal to change the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s organizational framework (IEBC).
Speaking during a stopover in Ruai on Sunday, February 5, Ruto rubbished Raila’s proposal to decentralize IEBC to the county level to have the election managed independently at the devolved units.
He issued a warning, characterizing the proposal as an attempt by the leader of the Azimio to rig the election in his favor.
“I heard them claim that they no longer want the election to be conducted at the polling station, that they want it to be conducted at the county.
“Now he is demanding that IEBC be devolved, but I want to tell him not to waste his time because the commission does not elect anyone. It is the people,” Ruto remarked.
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Ruto opined that those were the tale tell signs that the former Premier was not ready to face him in the 2027 General Election.
In a side comment, he promised Odinga that despite the deep state’s support for the ODM leader, he would thrash him in the election just like he did in 2022.
During the public engagement forum at the Kamukunji stadium in Kibra, Odinga wanted the IEBC offices in Nairobi to only handle tallying the results submitted by the county offices.
“We want each county to have its own electoral commission so that after they tally, the results are sent to the Nairobi office for the national tally,” Raila suggested.
Odinga reckoned that Azimio would not sit and watch Ruto constitute a new electoral commission, and demanded inclusion in the process.
“We must be involved in the selection of the commission members. After all, we are the majority in the country with over eight million votes cast in our favour,” the Azimo leader declared.
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