ODM has fingered Deputy President William Ruto over an alleged plot to rig the Kibra by-election in favor of Jubilee candidate McDonald Mariga.
The Orange flavored party yesterday told the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, led by chairman Wafula Chebukati, of the existence of KIEMS kits at Ruto’s Karen residence. It said they are to verify registration details of Kibra voters who have been invited to the residence.
Party officials led by chairman John Mbadi met with the IEBC officers. The ODM delegation also included secretary general Edwin Sifuna, executive director Oduor Ong’wen and MPs Caleb Amisi (Saboti), TJ Kajwang’ (Ruaraka), Florence Mutua (Busia), Jared Okello (Nyando) and Babu Owino.
Commissioners Boya Molu and Abdi Guliye accompanied Chebukati during the Anniversary Towers meeting which lasted close to three hours.
The Orange team presented details of what they said is a vote-rigging scheme being operated right from the DP’s official residence and involves top ICT officials at the commission.

KIEMS is a system which enables electronic identification of voters through an automated poll book known as the Electronic Voter Identification (EVID) system. The system also enables poll officials to present and transmit results direct to tallying centers through specially configured mobile devices.
According to ODM, Kibra residents who are invited to Ruto’s Karen residence are made to surrender their national identity cards, which are then verified with the gadget to determine their registration status before they are engaged.
“Our concern was how comes at DP Ruto’s residence there is a KIEMS kit where those who go there are first told to surrender their IDs for verification if they are indeed registered voters before they are facilitated,” the source said.
‘That shows that he [Ruto] is able to access the voter register. What else can he do with the register at his disposal? the source from the Party wondered
The DP’s office dismissed the claims, saying Jubilee does not need the kits to win the November 7 poll.
“We do not need the KIEMS kit to win Kibra. The people will decide. This is mediocrity redefined,” Mugonyi told the Star.
The Orange party also singled out two senior ICT officials at the commission whom they said are working in cahoot with a former Cabinet secretary to deliver victory to Mariga.
Chebukati, addressing a joint press conference with the ODM leaders after the meeting, said the commission has instituted an internal mechanism to probe malpractices.
He did not, however, specify the nature of the malpractices under investigations.
Mbadi said they raised a number of issues touching on plans to rig the polls, including demanding action against the two ICT officials whose names they provided to the commission.
He said the party will officially write to the commission detailing the nature of malpractices. He did not, however, specify the nature of the malpractices under investigations.
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