The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has disclosed that an unknown gang tried to attack IEBC officials while preparing for the Supreme Court case on Monday night. The commission stated that the group of goons was armed with crude weapons and tried to attack the officials but failed.
This was after the security team denied them entry. Through a Tweet, IEBC stated:
“Today, Monday, 22nd August, 2022 at around 8:30pm an organised group of goons wielding crude weapons attempted to attack IEBC personnel preparing responses to Presidential election petitions at a premise within Nairobi. However, they were repulsed by Security.”
The Commission via its social media channels urged the Country’s Inspector General of police to take over the case and dig deeper into what might have caused the attack attempt.
The commission condemned the act in a statement, “The Commission condemns this act of hooliganism and intimidation, and calls upon the Inspector of Police (IG) to bring to an end this blatant abuse of the Rule of Law.”
The reports comes after eight petitions were filed by Azimio supporters challenging the declaration of William Ruto as the president-elect following the August 9th General election. IEBC through its chairman, Wafula Chebukati is facing serious accusations.
The Azimio lawyers accused IEBC of election malpractice that was witnessed at the voter tallying process. The Azimio Presidential candidate Raila Odinga proceeded to caught with a track of evidence to challenge Ruto’s victory. What are your thoughts on this story? Kindly share your insights down below.
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