IEBC Commissioners Appear Before Justice And Legal Affairs Committee Over Misappropriation of Upto 4 Billion On BVR Kits

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The Independent Electrol and  Boundaries  Commissioners,IEBC, have on Tuesday,17,2016 appeared before the Justice and Legal affairs committee  to answer allegations  of misappropriation of up to four  billion shillings  during the purchase of the BVR kits..our source at Parliament reveals.

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The IEBC BVR kits failed to deliver during the last elections. There were also allegations that the procurement of the said kits didn’t not follow the required procedural steps.

IEBC is under pressure from the CORD coalition and the opposition for what they say,is lack of confidence in the current team to foresee and referee fair elections come 2017.

This pressure has resulted to now Protests every Monday, but yesterday’s were marred by chaos,and rampant police brutality. CORD’s wish is to have IEBC disbanded and new commission constituted and have vowed to fight on until that happens.

Pressure  has been  mounted on IEBC commissioners to resign from  office. The IEBC  commissioners who appeared before the justice and legal affairs committee  today over  issues of misappropriation of funds  had it rough as there were indirect suggestions for them to  resign.

The chairman of the justice and legal affairs committee  Samuel chepkonga noted that the  law  via the Constitution was  clear on  how to  remove the commissioners from  office  but urged the  commissioners to be ready for peaceful dialogue with the stakeholders  such as cord  being that there are credibility issues against them.

The  chairman of the IEBC  in his response was very  adamant that they are ready to conduct the 2017 general  elections  and will then leave office having done their best to  restore confidence that people of Kenya lack against  IEBC. The  big questions  remains  is the IEBC as presently constituted  fit to  conduct the 2017 general  elections?