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Kenya: Karua Calls for IEBC Meeting With Stakeholders Over Sustained Vote Rigging Claims

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Nairobi — NARC Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua has challenged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to urgently hold a meeting with stakeholders amid sustained allegations on vote rigging ahead of the August elections.

Karua on Wednesday tweeted that the meeting would be crucial as it will give the participants an opportunity “to discuss and commit to working towards free and fair elections”.

Her remarks came barely hours after the electoral commission summoned Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria who on Tuesday during the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) National Delegates Conference in Kasarani alleged that some members rigged votes in the 2017 election in favor of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Vote rigging claims in previous and in the 2022 polls continue to provide fodder in the ongoing political discourse in the country with top leading coalitions in the trading accusations on the subject.

The Kenya Kwanza Alliance headed by Deputy President William Ruto has been in the forefront claiming that the State is orchestrating a plot to rig the August election in favor of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga who enjoys the backing of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The Azimio La Umoja Odinga-led movement has however, denied the claims, instead accusing Ruto and his allies of preparing their supporters mentally to dispute the outcome of the polls.

Odinga on Tuesday during an interview on BBC challenged Ruto to table evidence on the vote rigging allegations.

While pointing out that Ruto “is being economical with the truth” Odinga dared him to set the record straight on the contentious subject that risks plunging the country into violence if left unaddressed.