Kenya: Opposition Slams 'Ruto-Raila IEBC Nominees' As Plot to Rig 2027 Polls

Kenya: Opposition Slams 'Ruto-Raila IEBC Nominees' As Plot to Rig 2027 Polls

Nairobi -- Opposition Leaders on Tuesday branded the newly appointed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team a "State House project" designed to rig the 2027 General Election in favour of President William Ruto.

Kalonzo, Gachagua, Karua, Matiang'i Sign Letter Accusing Ruto of Handpicking IEBC Commissioners To Rig 2027 Election - Nairobi Wire

Kenya’s newly-minted People’s United Opposition (PUO) has accused President William Ruto of “state-capture in broad daylight” after he forwarded seven names to fill the long-vacant Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In a fiery Tuesday morning press statement, the coalition, fronted by Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang’i and five other party heavyweights, claims the list “is…

Opposition slams ‘Ruto-Raila IEBC nominees’ as plot to rig 2027 polls

NAIROBI, Kenya May 13 – Opposition Leaders on Tuesday branded the newly appointed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team a “State House project” designed to rig the 2027 General Election in favour of President William Ruto. In a statement, the leaders accused President Ruto of orchestrating a partisan recruitment process and co-opting former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in what they claim is an elaborate scheme to manipulate …

GACHAGUA reveals shocking reason why President RUTO chose ETHEKON for IEBC chair over CHARLES NYACHAE

Monday, May 12, 2025 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that President William Ruto blocked the appointment of Charles Nyachae as the next chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Speaking during an interview with Egesa FM on Monday, Gachagua claimed that the IEBC Selection Panel had submitted two names - Charles Nyachae and Erastus Edung Ethekon - for nomination. However, Ruto reportedly bypas…