Govt Brought Hackers to Tamper With IEBC Servers Ahead of Talks- Kioni Claims

Jubilee Party Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni addresses the press at the Jubilee Party headquarters on March 24, 2023.
Jubilee Party Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni addresses the press at the Jubilee Party headquarters on March 24, 2023.
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Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni, on Wednesday, April 12, accused the government of tampering with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers.

Speaking at the party headquarters, Kioni claimed that the state had shipped in individuals to hack the system ahead of the bipartisan talks with the opposition.

He explained that the move was to cover up the truth, given that the server's opening was one of Azimio Chief Raila Odinga's irreducible minimums.

"We know they have brought characters from out of the country yet again to try and tamper with the data but we will be able to detect it when we open the server," Kioni alleged.

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President William Ruto's administration and IEBC were yet to respond to Kioni's allegations by the time of publishing this article. Kenyans.co.ke could also not independently verify his allegations of hackers infiltrating IEBC. 

The embattled secretary general further accused President William Ruto's administration of foul play and trying to short-change Azimio and pointed out key red flags.

Kioni was particularly displeased with the selection of Eldas Member of Parliament (MP) Adan Keynan, elected under a Jubilee party ticket, to represent Kenya Kwanza in the joint committee.

"We will not sit to negotiate with a committee composed of people from our party sitting on the other side.

"If you practise (political) adultery, you cannot come with your partner to a table where we are practising good manners. There is no good faith, by picking a member of Jubilee is an indicator that they are not committed to this process," he stated.

The former Ndaragua lawmaker reiterated Raila's sentiments that all politicians who decamped to government should be ordered back to the opposition or resign from their seats.

Earlier, the ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna questioned President William Ruto's attitude towards the talks. Sifuna claimed that there was a sense of lacklustre from the head of state.

He termed the naming of Keynan on Kenya Kwanza's team as a slap in the face. The Nairobi Senator added that the failure to lower maize flour prices was a deal breaker.

Meanwhile, Azimio called for a public baraza at Kamukunji grounds on Sunday, April 16.
 

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