Ezra Chiloba reveals what happened hours before ICT Manager Msando’s death

• · IEBC’s ICT Manager Chris Msando’s body was found dumped in Muguga Forest and later taken to City Mortuary.
• · Ezra Chiloba stated that Msando was one of the brains behind the Kenya Integrated Elections Management System and that the gap would be tough to fill immediately.

An autopsy has revealed that the late IEBC ICT manager Chris Msando was strangled to death.

Pathologist Oduor Johansen said that Msando died from strangulation and also had cuts on his right arm.

A 21-year-old Maryanne Wairimu Ngumbu was also found dead.

IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba recounted hours before he heard of Msando’s death during a TV interview with a local station.

Chiloba said that he first heard that Msando was dead at around a quarter past one o’clock, while he was at Bomas of Kenya to have a meeting with his colleagues on election preparedness. He had previously received reports of Msando’s disappearance the previous day.

His efforts to get in touch with security agencies were all in vain until the next morning when he got in touch with Msando’s family and the police to try and get to Msando.

Msando was supposed to be available at Bomas of Kenya during the testing of the new election results transmission system.

According to Chiloba, Msando has texted his colleague, informing him that he would not be available the following day.

The news about Msando’s body having been deposited at the City mortuary came to the IEBC CEO while he was at Bomas of Kenya with his collegaues.

“I was at Bomas with my colleagues. The news came to us as a shock. I left in a huff and rest who watched me could read that something was wrong."

At the time, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati was having a committee meeting on the electoral code of conduct.

Chiloba said that he could not explain what he saw at City mortuary and that it should never happen to any human being. Msando had wounds around his neck and his hand had a cut.

“It was like somebody was operating on him for some reason.” Said Chiloba.

He said that his whole team was devastated and that the gap left by Chris would not be easy to fill.