IEBC’s Tweet Terming BBI as 'Burning Bridges Initiative' Causes a Stir Online
A tweet by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has caused a stir on social media.
In the tweet posted on Wednesday morning, IEBC referred the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) as ‘Burning Bridges Initiative.’
"Happening Now: The launch of the Burning Bridges Initiative Supporters Verification Exercise at the Bomas of Kenya," the tweet on the commission’s official Twitter page read.
The post, which was later deleted, sparked mixed reactions from Kenyan online users with some accusing IEBC of being biased.
Kenya West said: “IEBC calls BBI the Burning Bridges Initiative. Looks like an intentional mistake.”
Mohammed Dida wrote: “Someone at IEBC deliberately called BBI Burning Bridges Initiative. However pleasing this is, l am shocked that an independent commission can openly be biased. Can they be trusted to deliver free and fair results?”
Kiprotich noted: “Whoever tweeted “Burning Bridges Initiative supporters” didn’t do that due to an error or something. He or she did that deliberately to pass a certain message on behalf of those who do not want Signature verification.”
In a separate tweet, the electoral commission clarified that this was a typographical error that was made inadvertently.
"Earlier today, the Commission posted a tweet on the launch of the Verification of BBI supporters. However, there was a typographical error in the tweet which was made inadvertently,” IEBC wrote.
“The error does NOT any in way reflect the position of the Commission or its staff.”
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Maybe it's the bitter truth
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Maybe it's the bitter truth
BBI stands for many…
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BBI stands for many negatives including-BUILDING BILLIONAIRES INITIATIVE,BREAKING BRIDGES INITIATIVE.The sacked IEBC official should sue Chebukati for wrongful sacking.He had and still has freedom of expression to declare BBI as BURNING BRIDGES INITIATIVE.BBI is dividing Kenyan more than they were before it kicked of.
NDUGU WAFULA CHEBUKATI:…
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NDUGU WAFULA CHEBUKATI:
Uchaguzi mkuu uTakuja mwaka wa 2022. Wewe tu pekee ndiwe unayeweza kutuokoa kutokana na uhalifu, wizi, na mengIne ya ajabu yanayoendelea nchini sasa.
Nakuomba ufanye kazi pamoja na Ndugu Haji na Ndugu Kinoti ili yeyote anayetaka kugombea uchaguzi mwaka wa 2022 kwanza akaguliwe kufuatana na Sura ya Sita ya Katiba yetu mpya kama anastahili kugombea kiti chochote nchini.
Tabia ya mtu haibadiliki kwa muda wa saa moja, siku moja, wiki moja,mwezi mmoja, mwaka mmoja, au kwa ghafula. Nakumbuka Bunge la mwaka wa 1963 lilipojaa watu wenye heshima, tabia nzuri, na pia viongozi waliotumia lugha inayostahili mbele ya umma.
Nduu yetu Sonko alitumia lugha chafu sana bungeni siku chache zilizopita mpaka nikajiuliza, mtu kama huyu alichaguliwachaguliwaje huku akiwa na tabia zake za ajabu za kutuma lugha chafu bungeni?
Kenya inastahili viongozi wote wapya watakaotuokoa kutokana na hali tuliyomo sasa ya kutisha.
Nakuomba tafdhali ufanye kazi pamoja na Kinoti na Haji ili tusije tukapata viongozi wa ajabu kama wengi tulio nao sasa 2022.
FUATA SURA YA SITA YA KATIBA YETU MPYA NA UTAONA NCHI YETU IKIFUFUKA MARA MOJA NA KUFIKIA HALI YA USALAMA NA MAENDELEO YANAYOPATIKANA KATIKA NCHI JIRANI YA RWANDA.
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