Kiambu County Senator Kimani Wamatangi has hit out at Coalition for Reforms (Cord) over their calls to disband the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over the flopped OKoa Kenya campaign.
Senator Wamatangi said that the IEBC is not to blame for the opposition’s failed referendum campaign.
Wamatangi instead asked the opposition to blame itself for the failed campaign.
“It is unrealistic and unfair for some opposition leaders to shift blame to IEBC over the failed Okoa Kenya referendum,” said Wamatangi.
Addressing the public at Kiambu Town on Wednesday, Wamatangi said that the opposition has a habit of shifting blame whenever things are not working for them.
He said that the opposition’s OKoa Kenya campaign was a political side show and that they failed to reach the required signatures to warrant for a referendum.
Wamatangi asked the opposition to take their battles to court instead of tarnishing the electoral body.
“If opposition leaders are aggrieved by IEBC's move to reject their OKOA Kenya referendum bid, they should move to court and stop tarnishing the electoral body,” said the senator.
Meanwhile, the senator has called for a review of the referendum laws. He said that the laws on referendum are not clear and that there is need for a review to provide clear guidelines.
Last week, IEBC rejected the opposition's Okoa Kenya referendum campaign saying that the signatures collected did not reach the one million signatures that are required for a referendum.
However, the opposition accused the electoral body of being manipulated by external forces.
The leaders said that they presented enough signatures to the electoral commission.