IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati has called on officers to arrest former Sports CS Rashid Echesa for slapping an election official during the Matungu by-election.
Chebukati stated, "It is a very unfortunate incident and IEBC is calling on the security team on the ground to have the gentleman apprehended because the staff are very important."
According to the IEBC boss, Echesa acted contrary to what is expected
Of him. Therefore, instead of slapping the official, he should have lodged an official complaint.
A video clip that has gone viral shows the former Sports CS slapping an IEBC official at Bulonga polling station in Matungu. He claimed that the official, Peter Okura, barred their agent from witnessing the voting.
"Sheria inasema kuwa poll agents must witness the voting! (The law says poll agents must witness voting), " Echesa told off the IEBC agent.
Even though the IEBC official tried to defend himself by saying that he was following instructions, Echesa slapped him before he could complete his statement.
The former Sports CS shouted at the official, "You were told by who? Umeambiwa by who? You cannot keep our agents outside. Why are you chasing them outside.... This is stupidity my friend..."
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