IEBC disqualifies Rarieda MP candidate Augustine Adhola

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Meanwhile, the commission has summoned 24 politicians fighting for various seats for violence and breach of itd code of conduct.
The politicians have been asked to appear before the IEBC Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee on July 6.
Those summoned are Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his rival running as independent Ochilo Ayacko

The electoral commission has disqualified Rarieda independent parliamentary candidate Augustine Netto Adhola from the August 8 race.
Mr Netto now becomes the first casualty in the long list of politicians who have breached the electoral code of conduct, receiving the last and final form of punishment from the IEBC: being barred from the race altogether.
SH250,000 FINE
Mr Netto had on June 22 been ordered, within 48 hours, to pay Sh250,00 fine to the commission and remove all posters and campaign materials bearing ODM colours and images of the ODM leader Raila Odinga, failure to which the IEBC warned that he will be disqualified.
“The Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee notes that the said Netto Adhola failed, neglected and ignored to obey any of the Orders or at all,” IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati said in a statement.
Though Mr Netto had filed an appeal at the High Court to stay the execution of the punishment, Mr Chebukati said, he had lost the case on June 30 with the court affirming the decision of the electoral agency.
“In the premises, the commission has enforced the decision of the committee of June 22, 2017 and hereby directs that Augustine Netto Adhola is disqualified from contesting in the upcoming General elections 2017,” Mr Chebukati, the chair of the committee whose members are the IEBC commissioners, said in the statement.
SH1 MILLION
Mr Netto’s case filed by ODM Rarieda parliamentary aspirant Erick Onyango was one of the seven cases filed with the committee.

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Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission
(IEBC) because it is the best in Africa.
Venting on social media, Political
analyst and scholar, Amukowa
Anangwe, said the country has one of
the best legal framework and procedure
of appointing electoral commissioners
in Africa, at least according to two
respected regional bodies.
Anangwe, who is a political science
lecturer at the University of D0doma,
Tanzania, a polluted political
environment is the main cause of
controversies surrounding the IEBC.
He revealed that the IEBC came number
one in the recent survey conducted by
COMESA and IGAD on the management
of elections in Africa.
“The manner of appointing IEBC and
the enabling legal framework are still
the best regional practice,” said
Anangwe.
He noted that the alleged shortcomings
in IEBC in terms of performance as
alleged by Raila Odinga could be an
indicator of something else and not the
existing structure.

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SEE THE JUBILEE MPS WHO WANT IEBC OUT

However, they said the law as stipulated in the Constitution should be followed while undertaking these restructuring measures.
Among the MPs who supported reforms reforms at the IEBC are: Kabando Wa Kabando (Mukurwe-ini), Kanini Kega (Kieni), Annah Gatheca (MP Kiambu County) Mithika Linturi (Igembe South), Esther Murugi (Nyeri Town), Peter Weru (Mathira) and Dr Robert Pukose (Endebes).
Those who are in support of change of election date from August to December include Mr Kabando, Mr Kega, Dr Pukose and Ms Gatheca.
Mr Linturi, Priscilla Nyokabi (MP Nyeri County), Ms Murugi and Nelson Gaichuhie (Subukia) said although they advocate for reforms in IEBC, they have no problem with the election date.
“Reading of the national budget for the entire East Africa countries was harmonized to be carried on the same date in June. This month is too close to August and things might not go well, we need to change the date as we carry our restructuring measures in IEBC,” said Kiambu County MP, Annah Gatheca.

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