Monday, July 29, 2024 - Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua has accused President William Ruto of deliberately creating a crisis at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
This is after he ousted four
commissioners for allegedly wanting to alter the 2022 election results in
favour of Azimio Leader Raila Odinga.
According to Karua, the
commissioners were removed for dissenting against the vote tally that declared
Ruto the winner of the 2022 presidential election.
Karua emphasized that the IEBC
crisis was not instigated by Azimio's anti-government protests but was a direct
result of Ruto's actions.
"We never went to the
streets because of the IEBC," Karua stated.
"The crisis was generated
solely by Ruto, who sacked four commissioners because they said no to the tally
that made him President. Criminalizing dissent is unacceptable."
Karua, a vocal advocate for
democracy and transparency, argued that the dismissal of the commissioners was
a blatant attempt to stifle opposition and dissent.
She criticized the move as an
attack on democratic principles and a dangerous precedent for the country's
governance.
"The fact that we abandoned
the people's issue and were arm-twisted to accept something less makes us
totally unfit to lead any other dialogue, especially a dialogue initiated by
the people with clarity of demands," Karua continued.
The vocal politician underscored
that the current political discourse should focus on issues rather than
personalities, stressing that the public's demands are clear and should be
prioritized.
"This is not about
installing any one person; it is not about personalities. It is about
issues," Karua asserted.
She called for a renewed focus
on addressing the substantive concerns raised by the public, rather than
diverting attention to political pronunciations.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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