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Kiambaa MP-elect Wanjiku Njuguna, IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati and Jubilee vice-chair David Murathe. [File, Standard]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has waded into the fray over alleged electoral fraud in the just-concluded Kiambaa parliamentary by-election.
Yesterday, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati issued a statement that fell short of telling off political parties that participated in the recent by-elections, stating that they “don’t cook votes”.
He termed as misleading information on Kiambaa by-election results, which Jubilee has vowed to challenge.
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Similarly, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is threatening to challenge Muguga ward by-election, where its candidate lost by 27 votes.
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Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua (pictured) says he wasn’t immediately given reasons for his arrest. [File, Standard]
Mathira Member of Parliament (MP) Rigathi Gachagua has been arrested.
Gachagua was arrested by DCI detectives at his Nyeri home at 5am on Friday.
His lawyer, Wahome Gikonyo, told
The Standard that the detectives, who were 15 in number, did not give reasons for the lawmaker’s arrest.
Speaking to
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Rigathi Gachagua was seized from his Sagana home in Nyeri County. [George Njunge, Standard]
The MP had in February 2021 moved to court to stop the DCI from arresting him over allegations of fraud.
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