Lobby calls for swift action after Ganda, Kibra by-election chaos
Residents queue to vote in the Ganda Ward by-election at Takaye Polling Station, in Kilifi County on October 17, 2019. PHOTO | CHARLES LWANGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
In a statement on Saturday, CMD-Kenya noted that thousands of lives have been lost as a result of a poor political culture since the introduction of multi-party politics in 1991.
Ms Halake, a nominated senator, noted that the IEBC has a key mandate of ensuring instances of electoral misconduct are addressed without fail.
The statement came in the wake of a push and pull in Kibra between Jubilee Party candidate McDonald Mariga’s supporters and those of Orange Democratic Movement's candidate Bernard Imran Okoth.
The Centre for Multiparty Democracy – Kenya is concerned about the spate of violence witnessed in the just concluded Ganda Ward mini poll and in campaigns for a similar vote in Kibra.
In a statement on Saturday, CMD-Kenya noted that thousands of lives have been lost as a result of a poor political culture since the introduction of multi-party politics in 1991.
