Kenya Kwanza coalition has petitioned Parliament, planning to remove the deputy IEBC chairperson Juliana Cherera and three more from office.
Justus Nyanga’ya, Irene Masit, and Francis Wanderi are the three commissioners who alongside Cherera, opposed chairperson Wafula Chebukati’s declaration of William Ruto as President-Elect.
In a special interview with one of the local media houses, the former Principal Secretary and Farmers Party leader, Irungu Nyakera, said that he submitted the petition in Parliament on Friday, September 9.
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“Yes we are seeking for the removal of Cherera and others who we accused of violation of office,” Nyakera said.
He further said that the petition is in line with Article 251 of the Kenyan Constitution.
The petition will be brought to the President for the appointment of a tribunal for the removal of the commissioners pursuant to Article 251(3) of the Constitution once it has been discussed by the National Assembly.
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Kenya Kwanza team accused the four commissioners of gross violation of the Constitution and a breach of their oath of secrecy, which denies the four commissioners their legitimacy to hold the state offices as commissioners of the IEBC.
“The Farmers Party believes that this petition to the National Assembly is critical to entrenching the critical value of the IEBC in the growth of democracy and guiding the code of conduct by IEBC officials in subsequent elections,” the party stated.
The move comes amid Kenya Kwanza winning the Senate and National Assembly speakers seats, with Amason Kingi and Moses Wetangula winning the elections of the respective houses.
Cherera and the three commissioners had been warned by Garissa Town MP Aden Duale that they would be held accountable and dismissed from their posts.
“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 warned.
