Another factor was the extraordinary remarks by the Chairman of the Commission Wafula Chebukati who publicly admitted that election preparations were being hampered by colleagues for partisan political reasons...
Akombe's claim of operational inertia in the IEBC was given credence by IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati who admitted to AFP that his proposals to reform the elections procedure were being blocked by the other commissioners...
IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said one official much criticised by the opposition would be sacked...
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In the vacuum before the ruling was published the IEBC went to war with itself with the Chair Wanyonyi Wafula Chebukati and the Chief Executive Ezra Chiloba furiously leaking against each other...
Despite having stood together throughout the painful process since January apparently united non-executive Chairman Wafula Chebukati threw his Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba and several other senior leaders to the wolves as soon as the court judgement was issued...
Chairman Wafula Chebukati insists that one of the officials on Nasa's hit list will be fired but add that illegalities are proved the IEBC officials concerned will face trial...
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The IEBC Chairman lawyer Wafula Chebukati stated that Msando 'had been definitely tortured and murdered' and requested better security for IEBC staff...
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The IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati formerly a candidate with Odinga's old Orange Democratic Movement challenged the decision of the High Court only after being told to do so we hear by Solicitor General Njee Muturi a close ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee Party (AC Vol 58 No 6 Poll calendar under pressure)...
In the meantime the new IEBC chaired by lawyer Wafula Chebukati (previously an Odinga supporter) initiated a registration drive...