Afrigather Nairobi — The Impartial Electoral and Boundaries Fee (IEBC) has introduced enhanced measures on the Bomas of Kenya through the verification of presidential ends in a bid to expedite the method.
Within the revised guidelines of process, the electoral physique’s commissioner Abdi Guliye acknowledged that solely chief presidential brokers from the 4 presidential candidates and their assistants might be allowed within the auditorium.
On two cases, the verification course of was virtually disrupted as political leaders from the opposing sides engaged in a scuffle.
“Now we have made modifications within the entry to the tallying middle as we are going to solely permit chief presidential brokers, their deputies and clerks to entry this auditorium,” Guliye acknowledged.
“No person else is allowed on this auditorium,” he added.
The announcement irked the political leaders and supporters contained in the auditorium as some had been heard shouting ‘no..no..no’ as they pointed on the commissioners.
Notable leaders current from Azimio la Umoja embody Homabay Governor elect Gladys Wanga, Ruaraka MP elect Tom Kajwang, Nairobi Senator elect Edwin Sifuna, Suna East MP elect Junet Mohammed amongst others.
Kenya Kwanza Alliance leaders current embody Kipchumba Murkomen, Former Turkana Governor Josephat Nanok, Kandara MP elect Alice Wahome.
This comes a day after the outcomes verification course of on the tallying middle was dropped at a standstill following scuffles between political leaders from Azimio la Umoja One Kenya and their counterpart in Kenya Kwanza Alliance.
This was after a disagreement over a wierd laptop system that was noticed within the tallying Centre.
It took the intervention of the IEBC commissioners to name the presidential brokers from the 4 political camps for an pressing assembly.
Within the assembly, the fee resolved to have solely presidential brokers and their assistants allowed within the ground of the auditorium the place the verification is ongoing.
