Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale has vowed to ensure the four Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners who disagreed with Chairperson Wafula Chebukati are held accountable for their actions.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 7, Duale opined that the actions of the four commissioners led by Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera almost sunk the country in chaos.
He vowed to ensure that the four IEBC commissioners, Justus Nyang’aya, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Cherera do not go scot-free.
"Consequently, the four commissioners should be held accountable both individually and collectively. They cannot turn on and off like a switch and expect us to just forget everything. They must face the music," Duale stated.
"Their actions were also nothing short of gross misconduct as they worked in cohort with their wicked masters to negate a free and fair election," he added.
He further disclosed that the four will be removed from office by way of the Constitution.
"Article 251 of the Constitution which provides for the removal of commissioners on grounds of gross violation of the Constitution and the law and gross misconduct can only be the only solution! This is the music they must face," he added.
Duale detailed that although the four commissioners had issued a statement accepting the Supreme Court's judgement on the contested presidential poll, he will not allow them to go unpunished.
"No, it cannot be business as usual! The actions in what appeared like cinema featuring Cherera as the lead actor and voice actress is a pure blatant gross violation of the Constitution and the law for attempting to subvert the will of People through fabrications," Duale shared.
"What has suddenly changed for the "runaway" Commissioners? Just because all their evil plans failed now they want us to move on as if nothing ever happened," he posed.
Chebukati on Monday, September 5 addressed the fallout with the four commissioners and stated that they were free to do as they wished moving forward.
The IEBC chairperson underlined that the Supreme Court vindicated the Commission over the credibility of the electoral process.
Cherera and the three commissioners welcomed the Chairperson's statement and reiterated that they were committed to the rule of Law and Statutes that boost the efficacy of the work of the IEBC.
"We also state here that we agree with the statement of the Chairperson of the Commission which was sent to the media yesterday.
"We wish to reiterate that we stand by rule of Law and Statutes that promote the effectiveness of the work of the Commission," the statement by the four commissioners read.
