Coalitions now lock horns over besieged IEBC

IEBC Chairman Isaack Hassan (left), his deputy Lilian Mahiri and other commissioners have been at pains to defend credibility of the 2013 elections.

Kenya: The official Opposition has re-activated its resolve to kick out commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), citing latest allegations that the electoral body was secretly conducting voter registration.

Reports on the said registration came to the fore on Tuesday when the commission appeared before the Samuel Chepkonga-led Justice and Legal Committee of the National Assembly requesting an additional Sh2.5 billion to carry out the exercise. Chepkonga, who is MP for Ainabkoi, Tom Kajwang (Ruaraka) and Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town) expressed shock at the revelation and questioned the wisdom behind IEBC’s decision to quietly carry out such a sensitive and important exercise. Reading a sinister motive, Kaluma further demanded that IEBC discloses the targeted areas and immediately make public the ongoing exercise.