Deputy president William Samoei Ruto has revealed that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is planning to rig him out in the forthcoming general elections.
While addressing the European Union ambassadors on Thursday, Ruto alleged that voters from his strongholds have been expunged from the IEBC register and according to him, almost 800,000 names have disappeared mysteriously.
“We will take a position on this matter. We are writing to IEBC because there was an attempt to obliterate names from the IEBC register. They are not only sabotaging the constitution but they are active agents of undermining a transparent election.” he said.
With regards to the IEBC officials, Ruto added that the public officials in charge of ICT hinted to him that they have the data that can influence who wins or loses the elections.
“They say they are in charge of data that will make whichever side win. That undermines the credible elections. We expect friends of Kenya, the EU to speak to issues of credible elections,” he posed.
However, many Kenyans interpreted these sentiments by the deputy president as an admission that he will lose to the ODM leader. According to these Kenyans, Ruto has embraced the bitter reality that the deep state won’t hand over power to him. Below were the sentiments by a number of citizens:
“How do you know that the IEBC has deleted 800,000 names from the register? Did you have a private register at home that Kenyans were not privy to? I am glad that the electoral commission has finally brought sanity to the voter register by doing away with fake and dead voters.”
“I think our chief hustler has sensed defeat and it is high time he drafts a congratulatory speech for Raila Odinga. For him to claim that 1 milion voters have been expunged, there is something he knew which has now bounced on his face. Kudos IEBC for cleaning the register.”
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