IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba Opens Out about a Planned Secret Meeting with Raila Odinga
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba now claims that he had been invited to a secret meeting with opposition leader Raila Odinga, two days before the Supreme Court read its detailed judgement on the nullification of August 8th election.
The electoral commission boss however said that the meeting failed because it had been not been organised through official procedure. He later held a phone conversation with Odinga about the 11 "irreducible minimums" Nasa had presented before IEBC.
“Apparently, someone had organised a meeting between the two of us, which meeting I was never aware of and so I called him to tell him I had not planned any meeting but if he had any issues, we could discuss over the phone and we went through most of those issues around the minimum demands and the need for political commitment to ensure the (repeat) election happens,” Chiloba stated.
Chiloba further says that a similar meeting was organized two weeks ago. He said that he found a lady and a gentleman waiting for him at the reception area of the commission's headquarters at around 1:30 am, after having had a busy day preparing for the repeat election.
Daily Nation reports that Chiloba identified the gentleman as a son to a former MP who is close to the NASA, and offered to take him to one of the Nasa principals. Chiloba however declined the offer as he got suspicious of the time and the manner in which they spoke. He also wondered how a Nasa principal would be waiting to meet him at that time of the night.
He further says that some opposition MPs from Western Kenya, where he hails from, have been torn between supporting their son and calling for his removal, the stand taken by their coalition, Nasa.
“They privately pass messages for the CEO to stay and consider everything else as political... They say, ‘You stay. You are our own. There is nobody who is going to fight you. Let’s see how we will deal with our own affairs internally’,” says Chiloba.
Chiloba has since announced that he has taken a 3-week leave from the commission and will be away during next Thursday's repeat election.
Comments (6)
Looks like there is a lot brewing from NASA and you must be extra vigilant. Do not trust anybody. Raila’s hunger for power (forget it for now) is the driver behind his unyielding efforts to compromise Chiloba. That’s why even for Chris Msando’s death, we cannot write off anyone as the culprit. I stay to be corrected.
@Sokora you are right, one day I hope we will get to know who killed Msando or even Juma. I am sure when that day comes, jaws will drop. Like really drop. They keep yapping here senselessly, eyes closed, brains in sleep mode, i hope one day they will wake up.
Raila and NASA exposed you for what you are. Roselyn Akombe confirmed this saying that Chebukati cannot even fire you because of protection from fellow commissioners aligned to Jubilee.The mess that IEBC created and highlighted by the Supreme court lies with you .That is why you were getting paid .Now it is time to go ati leave what you are stepping away from.You created the mess and refuse to clean it up.Enda nyumbani bwana stop scapegoating.
Exactly. ..ambia hawa watu waache propaganda
Kila mtu ukiea na kuria go vote vituo.vyote inchini.Hakuna matata
popote
Some people instilling fear so u can stay away from polling stations. Mungu yuko and He loves our National Kenya. Haku na ma tata.
Let's all come out in large numbers to choose our leader
God bless you, God bless our country K*E*N*Y*A
If chiloba is correct about Raila wanting to meet him in a non official capacity,then he was right not to attend the meeting.Why didnt Raila make it official?There are questions on both sides.