Chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Wafula Chebukati has issued presidential agents from interfering with current vote tallying
Chebukati has asked presidential agents to desist from interfering from the ongoing vote tallying at the Bomas of Kenya where the exercise is taking place.
During one of the periodical briefings at Boams, Chebukati threatened that anyone who will be found guilty of the action will be ejected from the premises.
“Kindly don’t interrogate the returning officers and slow down the process, we want a credible process and if anyone caught engaging in violence will have to be kicked out of the premises,” he said.
He also reiterated that with the current conduct of the presidential agents, they risk being barred as the Constitution gives IEBC seven days to verify, tally, announce and declare results.
He further stated that the role of the agents is just to observe and sign forms.
“We must understand the role of agents at the national tallying center, their role is not to receive forms from polling stations. Their role is observing and signing statutory forms,” he said.
The commission has assured that it will add more verification desks to expedite the process with the verification team and agents expected to conclude the process of each constituency within 15 minutes.
“We have more than 130 returning officers who need to be cleared. We shall have a few more desks for agents to hasten the process,” Chebukati said.