Ezra Chiloba confirms he has taken leave

Ezra Chiloba confirms he has taken leave

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba has taken a three-week leave.

He confirmed this to Reuters saying that everything needed for the October 26 repeat presidential poll was already in place.

He also said that it was the first time he was taking leave since his little boy was born. The son turns two (2) in two weeks’ time.

Suna East Member of Parliament and also Orange Democratic Movement Director of Elections Junet Mohammed took to social media, saying IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati is planning to fire CEO Ezra Chiloba and other staff this weekend.

This statement comes with just five days left to the repeat presidential election.

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According to the Daily Nation, Chiloba resorted to taking a three-week leave before, during and after repeat presidential poll for the purpose of building stakeholders’ confidence.

The National super Alliance (NASA) led by Raila Odinga made public their ‘irreducible minimums’, top of the list being removal of Chiloba from office. NASA claimed that Chiloba and other officials were involved in election malpractices, manipulating the August 8 poll in Uhuru Kenyatta’s favour.

However, Chiloba said that he was not going to resign, even after countrywide demonstrations had started. He said that instead of resigning, he was focused on preparing the Commission for the October 26 poll.