Kalonzo on IEBC

 


Opposition leaders have vowed to move to court to stop the ongoing process of recruiting new commissioners for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission if the government fails to consult them.


In a press conference on Tuesday, April 1, the leaders, led by DAP-Kenya Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa, alongside Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka and PLP Party Leader Martha Karua, claimed the current recruitment process was unconstitutional.


According to the leaders, the current process of recruiting new IEBC commissioners and a chairperson went against the National Dialogue Committee's (NADCO) foundations.

The leaders claimed that because Raila Odinga - a long-time opposition leader - had signed an MoU with President Ruto, he could no longer be considered part of the opposition.

During the presser, Wamalwa was adamant that while NADCO was meant to provide a platform for opposition and the government to engage in discussions of fundamental issues in the country, the Kenya Kwanza government was going against the agreement.

Last week, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel conducted interviews for 11 candidates seeking to become the commission's new chairperson.


But the DAP-Kenya party leader now says the self-styled opposition leaders are ready to move to court to challenge the new IEBC commissioners and the chair once the recruitment process is complete.


"We are telling Raila and Ruto that we will not agree with the chairperson of the IEBC, and we are ready to go to court. Our lawyers are ready," Wamalwa warned. 

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