IEBC officer who tried to RIG ELECTIONS in KITUI arraigned in court
Tuesday,
the 5th of March 2013 - Zebedee Muthui the polling
clerk who was on Monday arrested by police officers for handing more than a one
ballot paper to a voter has today been arraigned before court.
The incident that happened at a polling station Kitui
Central was first revealed by the CEO of the Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC) James Oswago at a press briefing on Monday.
“The
commission has ordered for the arrest of one polling clerk in Kitui Central for
issuing more than one ballot paper to a voter,” he said.
The court set the case for hearing on the 29th of
March.
Oswago at the time also admitted that there had been a
separate incident in Kitutu Chache where voters complained that their ballot
papers had not been stamped by the IEBC.
The voting process in Kitui East constituency meanwhile was
dogged by damaged ballot papers but Oswago said his officers had worked to
resolve the problem;
“IEBC officers are
making efforts to have them replaced since the law permits the commission to
use back up boxes,” Oswago said.
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