The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) nomination exercise at Njoguini polling centre in Laikipia East was in disarray after agents of various candidates discovered a ballot box with alleged pre-marked ballot papers.
The pre-marked ballot papers were containing more than 400 votes all marked Catherine Waruguru, one of the Laikipia East Member of Parliament aspirants.
The nominations have raised an eyebrow with cases of tampered votes in different counties despite Deputy President William Ruto affirming that voting in the 36 counties is proceeding smoothly after the logistical challenges were dealt with.
A section of UDA leaders in Bomet have demanded the call off of the primaries in the county after marked ballot papers were found being transported to various polling stations.
Nominated MP Wilson Sossion, former Petroleum and Mining CAS John Mosonik, Bomet senator Christopher Langat and Bomet Woman Representative Joyce Korir said there was no need for the exercise to continue while hundreds of marked ballot papers had already been dispatched.
Senator Langat accused the presiding officers, saying they failed to exercise transparency in the exercise.
“Those sent to the county to oversee the process were compromised from the onset and that is why they wanted to rig for the three,” Langat claimed.
The leaders claimed there was a plan to rig the process in favour of three aspirants.
Korir said several vehicles were impounded ferrying the marked papers with three people being arrested.
Mosonik said there was no need to continue with the process due to the discrepancies.
He said those who will be elected, if the process is allowed to continue, will be deemed to have been rigged.
