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State agencies failed voters in violent by-elections, IEBC says

IEBC Commissioner Dr Alutalala Mukhwana. [Screen grab]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has blamed other state agencies for violence during the November 27 by-elections, claiming it delivered at 95 per cent.

IEBC Commissioner Dr Alutalala Mukhwana told Spice FM on Wednesday, December 3, the missing 5 per cent lies squarely with agencies like the National Police Service (NPS) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), which he said failed to control violence in Kasipul, Malava and Mbeere North.

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