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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba remains adamant that he will not vacate office despite protests by opposition National Super Alliance (NASA).
In an interview with KTN News on Tuesday, Chiloba said he has the mandate to oversee the preparation for the repeat presidential election and ruled out possibilities of resigning.
Chiloba noted that the Supreme Court ruling pointed out at a systemic failed which dates back to several years and the commission has been toiling towards polishing operations at the election body.
The CEO admitted the commission will have to change the way results are transmitted during October 26th election based on the apex court ruling.
He said that Dubai-based firm, Al Ghurair will still print the the ballot papers for the fresh poll as the UNDP option was still in discussion but welcomes move by United Nations to provide experts to oversee the printing process as this will bolster transparency in the process.
The Opposition has vowed to stage protests to force Ezra Chiloba and 11 other top officials to resign for bungling the August 8th vote.
On Monday, National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters conducted demos in Kisumu and outside IEBC headquarters at the Anniversary towers in Nairobi, demanding for the resignation of Chiloba.
"I have not thought about resigning, I have got responsibility before me and I have to discharge it," Chiloba said.
He also said the commission was investigating who was leaking Memos at the office and maintained that no officer has been sacked.
"We will use the same KIEMS kits and we are in the process of reconfiguring them. We are investigating the issue of who is leaking our internal memos. Our ICT Director James Muhati is still in office,".
"We have to look at our infrastructure and procedures in the electoral process. We have to learn to build institutions for the long term,".
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Stay put Chiloba. We are with you! They want you out so that they can steal votes using you know who.. Haiwezekani.
It has been the same game with Nasa. This has been the trend. Am so happy with you Chiloba hata wewe ni mwanamume kama wao. Watakupeleka wapi???? You came in there through the constitution, and the same way you will get out. No other way!!!! Round hii sio mchezo and business not as usual.....
Chebukati is the boss who fails but blames his failure on his staff. The flip-side of team effort is team failure..... team101
Chiloba kaa papo hapo. Usiennde pahali. Let us see what they do. Tomorrow they will be somewhere else trying to be disruptive. They are everywhere demanding this or that. If the simple wanjiku was like that wonder whether Kenya would be governable. It would be more like Somalia.
KUDOS CHILOBA. STAY PUT WE ARE WITH YOU KABISA.,
We do not want you to resign. We are kicking you out what in layman terms is known as being canned, getting fired , shown the door. Asta la vista.As NASA we do not want you to leave we WILL make you leave. Wacha hiyo mambo ya kushikilia job.Hatukutaki enda nyumbani. The will of the people is more important than one individual who refuses to see the sign on the wall.
Chiloba, you are young man who is learned and owes no one this far. Stay put, and bring a new dawn to put in check this nasa rule by hooliganism. I think you are more entitled to stay as the future of this country than you detractors who have squandered their time, fame and fortune. It is ironical since the young people should be singing Rao must go. We respect the elders and the elders must give us a foot and entrust their future infirmity to young people-we are the leaders of today and tomorrow, your are the leaders of yesterday.
Kiko wapi Toroitich Imara tuone vile kitasema - gikware
Thank you Chiloba(yeah!). Stay on course. Don't be intimidated by these hounds. You have important work to do.