Cord co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has come under sharp criticism by IEBC over his claims that the Commission has tampered with BVR kits ahead of 2017 general election.
Kalonzo, during Cord's Monday protest against IEBC claimed that Commissioner Thomas Letangule had visited Korea to seek help on programming the Biometric Voting Registers (BVRs) in readiness for election tampering.
The electoral commission in a rejoinder said, “This is part of Cord's systematic but unfounded misinformation and propaganda to discredit the Commission and preparations for the next General Elections.”
IEBC said Letangule traveled to Seoul to observe Korean parliamentary elections under the auspices of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB).
“Commissioner Thomas Letangule, who is alleged to have taken the BVR kits to Korea for “tampering in readiness for elections,” traveled to Seoul to observe Korean parliamentary elections under the auspices of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB),” read in part a statement by Andrew Limo, the Manager, Communication and Public Affairs at IEBC.
Limo said IEBC is a member of A-WEB, with which IEBC has signed a memorandum of understanding on training and capacity building in election management.
He said IEBC staff have benefited from training and collaboration with 160 other electoral management bodies worldwide that A-WEB brings together.
The Commission said Kalonzo’s remarks could hurt the relationship it has nurtured with A-WEB.
“Mr Musyoka’s remarks not only hurt the relationship we have nurtured with A-WEB for over two years, but also runs against the CORD Coalitions' own calls for improvement of the IEBC capacity to manage elections.”