IEBC commissioner Thomas Letangule has slammed Cord’s push for dialogue over electoral reforms.
In an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Letangule said Cord is not interested in electoral reforms and faulted it for holding parallel Madaraka Day celebrations in Uhuru Park.
“What we are witnessing in this country now is a power struggle. We feel there is so much going on politically that is not really the IEBC that Cord is aiming at,” he said. Letangule said the political parties pushing for the removal of the electoral commissioners are “in panic” ahead of next year’s elections.
Madaraka Day Memories That Shaped Uhuru, Raila Politics
Meru County is hosting the 2018 Madaraka Day Celebrations to be graced by both President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto at the Kinoru Stadium, a day after the leaders graced a national prayer day marked with hugs and reconciliatory messages galore at Safari Park Hotel.
This happened as a section of Kenyans took it to the streets in protest of dozens of corruption reports.
The National day has been used in the recent past years to shape the country’s politics and this year’s fete is at the center of political intrigues following President Uhuru’s Unity deal with the Opposition’s Raila Odinga but the two have differed over the persistent calls for a referendum.
Former President Moi’s son has also sent a message after holding closed-door talks with Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, both of whom are eyeing the presidency.
Kenyans.co.ke looks back at how the day meant to celebrate the country’s liberation has been used shape the country’s politics from leaders’ speeches and key occurrences that kept many engaged by the unpredictable political class.
Source-https://www.kenyans.co.ke/
