NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said that IEBC erred in declaring new election date without consulting stake holders. Raila stated that there are still many issues that remain unresolved and should be addressed before the commission is allowed to conduct fresh polls. He also criticised the electoral commission for not following court orders by locking out other candidates.
“IEBC officials should not be allowed to conduct the election but instead be sent home, investigated and prosecuted for heinous acts,” Raila said.
The NASA leader also proposed that the elections should be held on October 24 and national exams should be pushed ahead by two weeks. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) yesterday announced October 17, 2017 as the new presidential election dates.
The commission has determined that only Raila, the presidential results petitioner, and Uhuru, the third respondent in the Supreme Court case, Uhuru Kenyatta, shall appear on the ballot. Kenyans will be going back to vote following last week's nullification of Uhuru's re-election by the Supreme Court.
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