A Member of Parliament allied to the opposition’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has come out to explain the side’s sudden silence on its initial push for electoral justice.
The Raila Odinga-led side had also been pushing for the disbandment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) but has been silent on the issue lately.
In an interview on Radio Maisha on Thursday, Suba North lawmaker Millie Odhiambo noted that the commission appears to be on its deathbed, hence no need to pressure for its exit.
Citing the ongoing wrangles within the poll agency, including the recent firing of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ezra Chiloba, Millie added that the commission would soon collapse.
‘’Sisi tumenyamaza maana tume yenyewe inajitoa. Walituletea shida nyingi sana, wacha wapigane wenyewe (the commission is destroying itself anyway courtesy of internal wrangles. We no longer need to push for its expulsion),’’ she said.
Odinga had repeatedly called for a national dialogue ahead of the 2017 general polls, where a possible restructuring of the commission was to be discussed.
Ahead of the poll, then a presidential candidate, the veteran politician alleged that the commission was not ready to conduct a free and fair election, adding that it was compromised.
Upon his loss to President Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila discouraged his supporters against taking part in the October 26 re-run, maintaining that it would be a repeat of the initial fraudulent election.
On March 9, he reached a truce with Kenyatta, where they agreed on a list of issues to be addressed for a more united nation, electoral justice included.
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