Opinion: The Foreign Diplomatic Missions Kenya disappoints in their statement today!

I will not bring the whole detailed statement, the ones that cares should read it. If not its not a loss. The Foreign Missions in Kenya have now put stamp before the 26th October, as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). This sort of statement could have been cooked in Atlanta or at the Carter Centre. Since it sounds like John Kerry during and after the August 8th 2017. They want it to just go-on and not stop it. The IEBC just supposed to go-on without question. Just take a look this!

For this to happen, the IEBC must act decisively and everyone needs to respect its independence. Leaders on both sides must be reasonable in their demands of the IEBC and in their actions leading up to, and following, the new election. It would be impossible to remake the IEBC in a way that satisfies all political demands, and everyone should refrain from undermining it. All should give the IEBC space, time, and respect. Do not paralyze the IEBC. It is the only institution Kenya has to run the election and ensure Kenyans can choose their president. This is an opportunity for both sides to demonstrate leadership, strengthen Kenya’s democracy, and build the country’s international prestige. Unfortunately, the opposite appears to be happening. The draft “Election Laws Amendment Bill,” for example, puts at risk the IEBC’s ability to conduct a better election within the mandated 60-day timeline, and unnecessarily increases political tensions. Kenyans can debate whether or not electoral changes are warranted, but the timing is a serious problem. Wise reforms to an established electoral process take time. They require thoughtful reflection and broad agreement from all parties. Well-established international best practice is to avoid changes to electoral rules just prior to an election. In the same vein, the growing list of political demands, inflammatory rhetoric, and boycott threats undermine the IEBC’s ability to carry out its constitutionally-mandated job to hold a new election. For example, if IEBC personnel are to be removed, it should only be done by the appropriate authorities and be consistent with the law and relevant regulations” (US Embassy, 02.10.2017).

I only agree with the Foreign Missions on one of these statements that they did together. That is the change of law, while its coming a new election. The newly announced election should be postponed if the laws are amended. Since the IEBC cannot comply to sudden changes, as they we’re not ready to work consistently with the legal provisions for the election in August 2017. Therefore, now the IEBC doesn’t changes of laws to change their ways.

The reform of the IEBC needs to happen, that without an election. The current IEBC are trying to do the same with the same partners and agreements done in secret. Certainly, this is not just a problem for the National Super Alliance (NASA), it should be a problem for all Kenyans. Since the trust of the IEBC should be all time low. They are trying to pull it off again without any significant changes. When they announced the Jubilee and Kenyatta, when they couldn’t prove the ballot or the tally. This should worry anyone.

Still, the American, Europeans and all the Foreign Diplomatic Missions has no issues with this. They just want the Kenyans to elect a rigged in leader. Because no-one should touch or try to fix the rigging machine of the IEBC. The NASA is not trying to undermine to the IEBC, they are trying to reform it. So it can authenticate the votes and ballots, not just announce whatever that fits on party or coalition. It is a serious problem that the IEBC can issue a new election without doing prior changes or proving their capabilities of an honest, free and fair elections.

If they just go now for a new election without changing, without trying to fix the IEBC. Than, the possible rigging might happen again, as the leadership are connected to Jubilee. Ezra Chiloba has clearly learned the tricks from Ahmed Hassan Isaac, who did his tricks to earn on Chickengate and do bad tenders for the state organization. Most likely he has learned a lot from his former boss.

Therefore, it is disappointing, the statement of the foreign missions in Kenya today. That they are defending the IEBC and say “just continue like nothing” this is “strength of the Kenyan democracy”. Are you kidding me? Maybe someone should rig your local elections? Maybe someone should try to steal your vote? Would they accept if someone took their future away? Because its convenient.

The NASA has to make sure changes happen with the IEBC, so that the elections are credible. Why holding elections this 26th October if the organization running it most likely rig for Kenyatta and Jubilee? Why do I believe that, since the Jubilee wants to fix the laws and the Supreme Court, but are defending the organization who said Kenyatta won earlier this year in August. This with results that couldn’t be verified.

So if the Missions cared about the coming elections. They wouldn’t defend the IEBC like Jubilee. They would actually want a free and fair elections. Instead they are acting like Jubilee-Soft and trying to make it happen without any fuzz and hope that all parties are all smiles. Even if they are rigging into oblivion. Peace.

Reference:

Statement by Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Kenya – In Advance of the New Presidential Election (02.10.2017) link: https://ke.usembassy.gov/statement-ambassadors-high-commissioners-kenya-advance-new-presidential-election/

International Commission of Jurists – Kenyan Section: “Open letter to the Judiciary of the Republic of Kenya” (01.10.2017)

AON Kenya: “RE: NPS/KSNational Police Service/Kenya Prisons Service (NPS/KPS) – Termination of Scheme” (28.09.2017)

Joint Statement by the Kenya Film Classification Board and the Media Council of Kenya on Commentators Spreading Hate Speech through the Media issued on 1st October, 2017 (01.10.2017)

NASA Statement: “NASA Objects to Outrageous Tender Award to OT-Morpho” (30.09.2017)

Apollo Mboya letter to Judicial Service Commission: “Re: Petition for Compounded Misconducted Against Hon. Njoki Susanna Ndung’u” (29.09.2017)

NASA Statement: “Why Should Kenyans Trust IEBC with Another Election?” (17.09.2017)

ICJ Kenya Statement on the Petition for the Removal of the Honourable the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya to the Judicial Service Commission (16.09.2017)

More skeletons in the closet for the IEBC: Some of them are connected to Cambridge Analytica & Morpho Company involvement in August 8th Election!

The newest revelations on the electoral rigging of the 8th August of 2017 is more dire than ever. Just like we knew that Cambridge Analytica we’re hired to massage the message of Kenyatta and Ruto, but not to run the institutions. Still, they took more control, than it was anticipated. Cambridge Analytica has been running the web-page of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Just as CA page we’re registered on server-13-32-153-33.cdg54.r.cloudfront.net, the same page the Public.Rts.IEBC.Or.Ke. Doesn’t seem like a coincidence at all.

This should be worrying for anyone, as the Electoral Body has the same server and connected together with the lobbying firm of Jubilee Party. That means the supposed independent body has no issues with being on the same server. A server placed in London, United Kingdom, through the same registration as the CA.

So the CA is already tarnishing their reputation as a cost of their inner-works within the IEBC and the Jubilee party. Another company involved in the General Election Morpho had this to say in April and today they are saying otherwise, after the troubles of the August Election. But first how proud their we’re in April 2017, and than a statement from today!

Morpho April:

Safran Identity & Security, a global leader in identity and security solutions, has been selected by the Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to provide the technology solution for the country’s forthcoming general elections to be held on August 8, 2017” (…) “In order to carry out these various tasks, Safran Identity & Security will provide IEBC with its secure biometric tablets. More than 45,000 MorphoTablet™ will be used to verify the voters list before the election and to authenticate the voters with their fingerprints and photo before allowing them to vote. The tablets will also ensure secure transmission of the voter turnout data and election results” (…) Statement by CEO Anne Bouverot: “We are providing the IEBC with a complete and secure solution in record time in order to contribute to the successful organization and delivery of these elections. We thank the IEBC for entrusting us as a partner in this major democratic event for Kenya” (Morpho – ‘ Kenya selects Safran Identity & Security to accompany its 2017 elections’ 24.04.2017).

Just as the Morpho Company who delivers the KIEMS, the Biometric Electronic System said this today: “French firm that supplied the kit- Safran Morpho in a letter to the IEBC said that they will not be able to meet the deadline of October 17 The system needs to be upgraded without affecting the data from the August 8 election which is crucial for the election petitions which are in court. The law requires that electoral data be stored for a period of six months to three years and be produced upon request by a court of law. “They told us that they don’t want to rush their work and risk a total failure of the system as this will affect their reputation,” a source from the IEBC told Standard” (Ndungu, 2017).

So Morpho Security Company who are now claiming to have trouble, who delivered the system since April 2017 to the IEBC. Has some external and internal troubles, as even the NASA wants their records. Since the servers and all other parts of Electronic Transmission of the results cannot be verified and the audits of it seems likely to find a fraudulent result. This is what came out of the 1st September 2017 ruling in the Supreme Court. There are enough evidence questionable activity by both IEBC, Jubilee and Cambridge to question the whole thing.

That also the Frecnch company who don’t want to open their registers, logs and even if the IEBC records of the voters are there. Since they now are saying they don’t have the time to reconfiguration of the KIEMS system before the 17th October 2017. Clearly, they are hiding something and the IEBC, the Jubilee and Cambridge Analytica knows this.

The KIEMS system might not be hacked, but the IEBC had different types of logging by the same Chebukati Chairman, as over 9000 times and other strange breaches in the Election results. These we’re internally manipulated as the IEBC Portal generated the wishful results for Jubilee. That is why the Jubilee party has attacked the Supreme Court and not the IEBC. Since the IEBC has in secrecy worked together with the hired partners in Cambridge Analytica. The revealing manners and the way they did it.

The exposing of the IEBC internal injustice and announcing of the results, combined with the reckless attitude of the Secretariat. Shows, their loyalty not to the codes or the electoral laws. Instead their inner-works, where they are working for Jubilee.

We should not be surprised if there are more skeletons in the closet from August 8th Elections. That is why Kenyatta and Ruto has been aspiring to deface the Supreme Court, because if they go in for justice and for the truth about the elections. Than they are implications themselves and their own brothers in the haul. They don’t want to implicate themselves and their own actions, into an election that more and more was a front. Instead of actually verifying the counted votes, more and more showing that the IEBC just tried to disguise and fix the result that Kenyatta needed. Peace.

Reference:

Ndungu, Tonny – ‘”We shall not meet the October 17 deadline,” French supplier of KIEMS system throws the election into uncertainty’ (16.09.2017) link: https://www.tuko.co.ke/252129-we-meet-october-17-deadline-french-supplier-kiems-system-throws-election-unc.html

Kenya. Thirway Press Release on the Current State of the Nation (15.09.2017)