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'Rebel' commissioners wanted to force poll re-run, says Wafula Chebukati

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IEBC vice-chair Juliana Cherera, commissioners Justus Nyang'aya, Francis Wanderi and Irene Masit. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati broke his silence and shot back at four of his commissioners for rejecting the presidential results, saying they wanted to force an election re-run.

Mr Chebukati said after briefing the four on the results he was to announce, they asked him to moderate them so that the country could have a re-run of the presidential election.

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