
James Orengo: “There is no position of a deputy national returning officer in regards to presidential elections. Making tomorrow a public holiday was in anticipation of the Supreme Court sitting tomorrow” (KTN News, 24.10.2017).
You can wonder what happen to the Foreign Envoys who defended the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) yesterday. They we’re all in the room, even the EU representative was defending the changes of the IEBC, clearly that wasn’t true. As the EU Election Observation Mission for the 26th October Election is scaling down to technical mission for Results Transmission Systems and checking declaration forms. While the Commonwealth have today pulled their whole team out of the election.
This is happening as the Court Justice David Maraga are pushing for a case where they are testing the legality of the current election in the Supreme Court tomorrow. Even as the nation are planned to have public holiday on the 25th and 26th October 2017, this has been gazetted by Acting CS Fred Matiangi just recently. While that has happen someone ambushed and shot at Deputy Court Justice Philomena Mwilu and her bodyguard is now at the hospital. She was not in the car, but sends the signal of what is going on. Even, Matiangi’s house in Kisii has been put on by arsonists.
Also, Amason Kingi and Boni Khalwale has both been arrested, these haven’t had charges that comes out the public. The KTN has been blocked from airing a documentary on the killing of Chis Msando of the IEBC. Mombasa Magistrate Court is blocked by the Police there, as they preparing for the Supreme Court tomorrow. In Kisumu yesterday a Catholic Priest Father Oduor was killed, he was an outspoken father against the government for the killings done in Kisumu.
Even without caring about the amount of time it takes for nominations in the law before the polls, the IEBC has declared this today: “IEBC OFFICIALLY gazettes Cyrus Jirongo of United Democratic Party as candidate in the October 26 repeat presidential” (NationBreakingNews, 24.10.2017). And the IEBC continues their reckless drive as today they also amendment themselves with the sudden appointment of Consolata N.B. Maina as the Deputy National Returning Officer today, even if the IEBC said they gazetted her on the 27th June of 2017. All of this just happened two days ahead of polls. You can imagine why they had to hold this to the last minute and had it scheduled at this time. When they had a month and such to reform. We are allowed to be skeptic about his new found actions.
While this happen today the High Court did dismiss a case made by Pokot South MP David Pkosing, where the IEBC would have to put National Super Alliance and Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga back on the ballot, but because of case and what the NASA has done to the IEBC. They didn’t have a case to begin with, therefore it was dismissed since she had no grounds for it.
Today was also the third day of arrival of ballot paper from the printing company. This was picked up by a Kenya Airways plane and delivered on the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. Today the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has warned anyone who plans to interfere or create violence during the next few days will be prosecuted and taken to court. The warning of interference and intimidation has been foretold and therefore, the DPP has had to address it. Even Communications Authority has put stern warnings of spreading hate speech and other vicious content on social media in the election period.
This has all happen as the Dr. Roselyn Akombe revelation has not been consider, as her implications of the IEBC Secretariat and also the tenders to the same companies as the 8th August 2017. There are very little different and sending CEO Ezra Chiloba away, who learned all the tricks of Ahmed Hassan Isaack. Like people have forgotten that these two worked closely together in the past. Chairman Wafula Chebukati haven’t been really promising either and his recent statements has put even more doubts of credible elections. Since the IEBC haven’t followed all the stated orders from the Supreme Court from 1st September 2017, like opening the servers who was connected to the Jubilee Party hired agent and spin-doctors Cambridge Analytica, while the revealing standards of the KIEMS of OT Morpho haven’t been well received, as they together with Safaricom agreement we’re questionable as well. There we’re nothing promising the RTS system, combined with the logging-in of Chiloba and other in the IEBC Secretariat during the counting of the ballots and results. As well as how the IEBC Portal lacked transparency and also proof of their results. There we’re even double forms and dubious ones uploaded. Very little has been promised that this will be better during the 26th October 2017. Even if Akombe has left and Chiloba is on paid leave.
Still, with all these movement and all these actions, as the elections are getting nearer. The Jubilee Party has not commented directly on all of this. The actions should be questioning, as the EOM are scaling down or even leaving. As the security is threaten of the people who might judge unfavorable of the ruling regime. The IEBC are clearly acting without consideration of the laws, when they even add another person on the ballot just two days ahead, as the last batch of ballots appear. I wonder, do they fix the ballots who came before the order to fit the judgment made today in the High Court.
All of the violence and arrests. Combined with the killings of even an outspoken priest. Show there are no stone left turned to secure the Jubilee victory, they will cheat and rig to win. But unless there happens a deep killing of CJ Maraga and his people tomorrow as the Courts are opening. If not the Police are blocking the entrance of the Supreme Court. So that they don’t get in.
No signs sends today is of a credible election, the sparking fear and the problematic security operations. Combined with trying to assassinate a Deputy Court Justice on the streets of Nairobi. Really sends bad signals. That the EOM has acted so glacier slow is beyond me, but they have their blind eyes and suddenly had an Epiphany and found God. Therefore, they have to into hiding and pray. Who knows why they haven’t seen all this before and though the Jubilee would give up the second term of Kenyatta simply. Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto are using all means, while putting no official pressure on the IEBC. That is why the Jubilee has attacked the Supreme Court and NASA since 1st September, but kept the IEBC untouched. Because they benefit them and will work for them.
There is nothing trustworthy of the 26th October elections and polls. The Returning Officers and whole system seems ready to make the results fitting Jubilee again. The Security Forces are prepared and we can just wonder what happens tomorrow. The news today has been heavy and come breaking news every hour. No rest in this manner and will be hectic tomorrow too as we can wonder what will happen if the Supreme Court validates the case and orders a new postponed elections. What will the IEBC and the Jubilee do. As they are prepared for a birthday bash for Kenyatta. Peace.





















