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IEBC 4 were accomplices to failed coup — Havi

He said it was best if the four had resigned after the Supreme Court ruling

In Summary
  • "The principal offenders cannot help," Havi tweeted.
  • The commissioners openly differed with Chebukati and two other commissioners over the August 2022 presidential vote tallying and final results.
The four IEBC commissioners during apast event.
OPAQUE ELECTION RESULTS: The four IEBC commissioners during apast event.
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Lawyer Nelson Havi has said the four IEBC commissioners were accomplices to a failed coup attempt.

He said it was best if the four had resigned after Supreme Court determined the election case and announced the winner.

"If they were wise, they ought to have resigned the day the Supreme Court determined the contest as to who between President William Ruto and Raila Odinga won the election, the principal offenders cannot help," Havi tweeted.

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The lawyer was talking in regards to the Azimio coalition bosses who are siding with the commissioners.

ODM leader Raila Odinga and Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka were among the dignitaries at the hearing of the petition seeking the remove the IEBC four.

The IEBC officials at the centre of the petition are Juliana Cherera (vice chairperson), Irene Masit, Francis Wanderi and Justus Nyangaya.

The commissioners openly differed with chairman Wafula Chebukati and two other commissioners over the August 2022 presidential vote tallying and final results.

Ruto fired back at Raila over his aggressive protection of the four embattled IEBC commissioners.

The president said Cherera and her three colleagues must be held to account for trying to subvert the democratic will of the people.

Raila had on Thursday accused Ruto of taking the country back to the days of Nyayo dictatorship saying he will lead a push back against that.

"The lords of impunity, who destroyed oversight institutions using the handshake fraud, should allow Parliament to hold rogue officials who put the nation in danger by subverting the democratic will of the people to be held to account," Ruto twitted.

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