REVEALED: Real reasons why NASA walked out of meeting with IEBC

It is no longer reasonable to take part in talks with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Opposition chiefs say.

This is after the meeting meant to see IEBC, Jubilee Party and National Super Alliance leaders failed to take off.

Jubilee Party has tabled two bills in Parliament meant to changed election laws, move Opposition leaders seem not to agree with. They argue that the proposed changes to electoral laws are likely to favour the ruling party ahead of the October 26th repeat election.

NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga said that demonstrations would go on next week, being on a mission to stop Jubilee from making Kenya a One-Party State.

JUBILEE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

• Parallel transmission of results – electronic and manual
• Where result forms differ, manually transmitted ones take precedence.
• Make it compulsory for court to order vote recount before annulling a presidential election
• Reduce IEBC quorum from five to three and allow any member to chair plenary in case of vacancy in chairperson’s position.
• Introduce punitive measures on returning officers who fail to sign statutory forms.

At the Wiper Party Headquarters, Raila Odinga said, “All actions by the President and his deputy William Ruto show they want to turn Kenya into a dictatorship. We are calling for peaceful demonstrations throughout the country to resist the attempt to rig presidential elections in favour of Jubilee. Kenyans should stand up and tell Uhuru and Ruto that the country doesn’t belong to them.”

Raila also stated that the coalition will lead the people in fighting for democracy, with less than a month left to the repeat election.

NASA has made public their ‘irreducible minimums’, top of the list being the removal of IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba and other officials involved in election malpractices.

IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati assured Kenyans that the Commission was adequately preparing for the poll and that they were aware of the bill Jubilee tabled in Parliament.

Ezra Chiloba has also remained firm on his stance of not resigning, even after watching the first phase of demonstrations take place from a window at the Commission’s Headquarters.