Chiloba-Butcher vs Chebukati

[Omollo]

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It is becoming comical at IEBC. It is exactly the scenario in 2007 where Kihara Muttu was running a parallel ECK while Kivuitu thought he was in charge.

Yesterday we had Butcher and Chiloba make remarks that were sure to produce another five to ten suits. Today we have Chebukati walking back those remarks carefully.

Chiloba ruled out any updates prompting international concern and fears of Uhuru being dumped on Kenyans leading to 2007. NASA wrote a long letter referring to the Constitution, laws and the IEBCs own regulations. Today, Chebukati has set the record straight.

Note however with Butcher and Chiloba running a parallel IEBC, I expect them to defy Chebukati and carry on as planned. We have calculated that they will make the results system fail a couple of times.

Polls concern no 4- Access to results- The results will be made available on various platforms and channels including live media feeds

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Polls concern no 5 - Tech fails?- The system does not depend on Internet. Availability & security enhanced. Major public testing underway

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Chairman @wchebukati  addresses 12 issues of public concern on the General Election. 1 Dead voters won't vote. Authentication is foolproof

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Polls concern no 2. Stuffing of ballots- measures include strict tally and periodic reports on turnout by KIEMs technology.

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

NASA has been demanding this from 70 days ago. There is reason to fear they will spring a surprise. The court accepted IEBC word:

Polls concern no 3- complimentary authentication- a thorough step by step protocols involving party agents will be published

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Undisclosed "high security features". Nobody is asking for specifics but a general description of the features would assuage our own fears.

Polls concern no 4- Ballot papers integrity- the ballot papers have high security features. The ballot papers will be reconciled

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Great that this is accepted. However the form is on two pages with the signature on the second page. That leaves room for the first page to be changed and superimposed on the signatures. This is a NIS relic from the 2007 and 2013 elections. NASA demanding the entire form with signatures on one paper/ page with security features to avoid tampering and post signature alterations.

Poll concern no 6- Finality of results- The results from the polling station and constituency are final. They are tallied at Bomas of Kenya

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Polls concern no 7- Security of technology- We have invested in the best security systems and involved top notched security professionals

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

He is vague on this matter.

Poll concern no 8- Security at polling station- There has been continuous engagement with communities and law enforcement agencies

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

Poll concern no 11- General security on poll day- IEBC is working with security agencies to ensure all are protected and is peaceful

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Why is it starting at midnight? It is too late. Only one party (Jubilee) was interested in not having voter education based on its actions as a party and government

Poll concern no 9- Spoilt votes - voter education has been stepped up in the last few weeks to address this particular problem

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

Poll concern no 10. Staff integrity- IEBC staff have been trained and they are aware of the punitive measure on any electoral offence.

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

This is a possible loophole

Poll concern no 12- The misplaced- In extreme cases we will provide mobile polling stations for those affected

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017

[Omollo]

The least he could say is to look in to the very serious allegations made by Aukot not to dismiss them out of hand:

The remarks on ballot paper printing by @EAukot are untrue. We've run a sincere and transparent process. Every ballot will be accounted for

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 28, 2017