[President Uhuru Kenyatta with Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi. NASA leader Raila Odinga has accused Matiang’i of interfering with polls. Photo/Nation]
Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has yet again been criticized by the opposition over his ‘bullying’ nature barely a week after taking over from Joseph Nkaissery.
While campaigning at Nyamira on Sunday, ODM leader Raila Odinga had warned Matiang’i against involvement in politics given the nature of his job.
And at Kibra on Tuesday, Odinga fired warning at Matiang’i adding that he is secretly bullying IEBC officials.
“Matiang’i should choose between campaigning for Uhuru Kenyatta and working for Kenyans. We all know that he is his chief campaigner in Kisii and Nyamira,” Odinga said.
He further added: “He should stop bullying IEBC officials in his office and allow them to do their job as required by the law.”
According to Odinga, Matiang’i often summons IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati and head of secretariat Ezra Chiloba to his office to lecturer them on how to run elections.
With only two weeks to elections, opposition NASA also maintains that it will announce presidential results from their parallel tallying centres.