Raila now wants IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati taken to ICC

Raila now wants IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati taken to ICC

Raila Odinga speaks when he chaired a meeting of ODM delegates in Mombasa on January 6, 2023. PHOTO | COURTESY

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has welcomed President William Ruto’s pledge to investigate the conducting of the August 2022 presidential election, including events at the Bomas of Kenya around the announcement of the results.

This comes a couple of days after President Ruto, in a roundtable interview with journalists, expressed hesitation in setting up a commission to investigate the events at Bomas prior to the announcement of the presidential results.

Mr. Odinga, who spoke in Mombasa on Friday, says the probe into the August 9, 2022 General Election must be genuine, stating that Kenyans deserve to know the truth on what transpired.

“Juzi ulisikia wakisema wabunge upande ule ati uchunguzi ufanyike kuhusu Bomas of Kenya...mimi nasema alham dulilahi...wamechukua wale commissioners 4 ati wanashtakiwa walifanya maovu,” he said.

The Azimio leader said President Ruto's administration is not honest in its probe in the general election, defending the embattled four IEBC commissioners; Juliana Cherera, Irene Masit, Francis Wanderi and Justus Nyangaya.

Mr. Odinga, instead, accuses IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati of bungling the election, opining that he should be charged at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.

“Mpaka tusafishe takataka ya Chebukati, yale amefanya ni crime against humanity anafaa apelekwe Hague ashatakiwe huko....kama haitafanyika hakutakuwa na haja Wakenya 2027 waende uchaguzi,” he stated.

He further stated that he is committed to continue keeping the Azimio coalition party intact, amidst reports of an in-house split.

“Wanasema kuwa mti kuu ukianguka wana wa ndege huyumba, nawambia msife moyo kuna njia...na hivi karibuni nitaongea niwaambie njia tutafuata,” he stated.

The ODM party chief also went ahead to slam his critics saying he is not retiring from politics just yet.

“Wananiambia ati Raila aende Bondo...mimi nikitaka kwenda Bondo ninajua njia…lakini sio Ruto ndio ananipeleka Bondo, Wakenya wamesema Baba aendelee,” he said.

For now, Mr. Odinga stated that he is embarking on revamping his ODM party this year by conducting grassroots elections to build a stronger political outfit ahead of the 2027 polls.

“Tutaanza mwaka na kusafisha chama yetu ndio iwe imara,” he said.

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