IEBC officials invovled in attempt to alter election results to be charged in court

Two IEBC officials are expected in court on Monday for trying to ‘change’ results of the polls at a tallying centre in Nairobi. 

The three people among them two presiding officers in Embakasi, Nairobi are reportedly being held for attempting to destroy 16 presidential ballot boxes used in the August 8 election.

“It is criminal. It is illegal. This is because according to IEBC laws, no ballot box can be opened after the declaration of results, unless by a court of law,” an agitated Mr Sumra said after the boxes were found on Saturday.

 Embakasi South MP Irshad Sumra termed the exercise as a sham.

Sixteen presidential ballot boxes were destroyed and materials reportedly altered during the incident on Saturday.

Nairobi County elections manager,Dr Eroo Meli,  said that the unsealing of the ballot papers was necessary so as to retrieve the results declaration forms in them.

“When they erroneously sealed the boxes with Forms 34A and B, and we had to have the forms, as we had to present them for gazettement of the results,” Dr Meli told Nation on Saturday.

They are likely to be charged in court today. The destroyed ballot boxes were kept as exhibits.

Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko on Friday said that he is pursuing 70 criminal cases stemming from the recently concluded polls.