IEBC Chief Executive Ezra Chiloba and chairperson Wafula Chebukati at a past event [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is an inept institution that should not be entrusted to conduct a fresh presidential election.
This is according to lawyer and political analyst Makau Mutua.
In an article published with the Standard on Sunday, Mutua argued that the commission was playing to a tune of Western countries to ensure that President Uhuru Kenyatta remains in power.
"The West had invested lots of money in the IEBC and couldn’t admit IEBC was irreparably compromised to conduct a credible election despite overwhelming evidence provided by NASA and civil society’s Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu hosted by the Kenya Human Rights Commission. They turned a blind eye when Jubilee deregistered the KHRC and AfriCOG to stop them from filing a petition against the election," he said.
As such, Mutua argues that the IEBC no longer has any credibility to hold any meaningful election in Kenya.
"The IEBC as constituted has lost all credibility and legitimacy to conduct the re-election ordered by the court. The commissioners and staff of the IEBC clearly committed criminal offences by manipulating the election. The current IEBC should be prosecuted, disbanded, and sent home. The whole election – not just the presidential poll – must be nullified. A fish that’s rotten in the head is wholly rotten," he added.