Wiper party Kalonzo Musyoka has come out revealing plans by President William Ruto and Raila Odinga to rig the coming 2027 elections.
Through a statement, Kalonzo noted that the IEBC selection was a ‘political extension of State House—stuffed with Ruto loyalists and backroom advisors.’
“What we feared has now come to pass. President William Ruto has handpicked a partisan IEBC—tailored to serve his 2027 re-election ambitions. This is not a commission for the people. It is a project designed to rig the next election in broad daylight, with the silent approval of his newfound ally, Hon. Raila Odinga.
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From the outset, the recruitment process was flawed. The selection panel was a political extension of State House—stuffed with Ruto loyalists and backroom advisors.
The constitutional principles of consultation, public participation, and political neutrality were completely discarded. The result? A compromised commission lacking integrity, legitimacy, and public trust.” read the statement
According to Kalonzo, they will create a People’s IEBC—citizen-led watchdog that will be tasked with mirroring the activities of the commission but uphold the highest standards of transparency, accountability and integrity.
“The Constitution is clear. Article 88(2) demands that the IEBC be independent, impartial, and free from political influence. What Ruto has created is the very opposite—an extension of his campaign machinery masquerading as an electoral body.
This is state capture and electoral fraud in motion. Ruto-Raila Commission is a fruit of the broad-based brotherhood. However, even Dr. Ruto has no legacy to show for it other than the betrayal of the Gen Z, a second term. We are determined to overwhelming[ly] mobilize people to send this rogue regime home and begin the work of reclaiming our country.
As the People’s Opposition, we will not sit back and watch the subversion of democracy. We are taking immediate steps to establish a People’s IEBC—citizen-led watchdog that will mirror the official commission and hold it to the highest standards of transparency, integrity, and accountability as envisaged in Article 10 on national values and the principles of good governance.
Furthermore, we request the immediate and full publication of the Selection Panel’s exit report and all Hassan records that the public can scrutinize on the criteria the selection panel used to recommend the 6.
