Former Prime Raila Odinga has asked IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati to disqualify himself from the Mombasa and Kakamega gubernatorial elections slated for August 29.
Speaking in Mombasa on Wednesday, the Azimio coalition party leader said Chebukati should be replaced by IEBC Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera in the polls.
Raila alleged that Chebukati should leave the elections to be presided over by IEBC commissioners who had no favourism further alleging that the IEBC chairman had been bribed before announcing the presidential results.
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“Chebukati aliingia kwa ukumbi (Bomas) pekee yake na IEBC iko na wanachama saba. Sita hawakuwa pale. Yeye aliingia huko pekee yake maana alikuwa amepewa hongo kubwa akaenda kutangaza. Sasa tena haoni haya anasema uchaguzi wa Mombasa na Kakamega iendelee kama yeye yuko hapo?
“Tunasema hizi uchaguzi zitafanywa chini ya usimamizi wa naibu wa chairman wa IEBC. Chebukati should disqualify himself from presiding over the elections in Kakamega and Mombasa,” Raila stated.
The former Prime Minister’s remarks come after he filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the presidential results announced by Chebukati where he declared Deputy President William Ruto President-elect.
Raila maintained that said that his camp was confident that they had enough evidence to show that victory in the recently concluded election belonged to them.
The ODM leader had rejected the presidential results announced by Chebukati on Monday, August 15, promising to explore all constitutional and legal avenues to challenge the results.
