Let August elections be free and fair
Let August elections be free and fair
An MCA and a person aspiring to be an MP lost their lives recently through murder in baringo and the police and the government should not rest till the killers are brought to book. This is not the way Kenya will should conduct themselves near to elections.In meru Senator kiraitu and governor Munya are locked in the battle of who will win 2017 governorship. But the stories emerging that there was a meeting and a witchdoctor invited and he vowed to protect lawyer Kiraitu muriungi by killing those who don't vote for him is nonsensical and absurd.Meru people are peace loving and most of our politician do not want to leave elective seats to young people. But they still want to contest seats year in year out. How on earth do you convene a meeting attended by more than 2,000 delegates from South Imenti,Igembe South, MP Mithika Linturi and Meru County Assembly deputy speaker Gideon Kimathi and a host of aspirants from the constituency and bring along a witchdoctor? Was there oathing involved?
Let them ask Musikari Kombo what happened when such allegations were brought against him during an election ?The decision is likely to contravene requirements of the Elections Act, 2011 (68)(1) which outlaws any form of undue influence on the voter.
The laws states that any candidate who impedes or disenfranchises a voter commits an offence."Threats to use any force, violence - including sexual violence; restraint, or material, physical or spiritual injury, harmful cultural practices, damage or loss, or any fraudulent device, trick or deception for the purpose of or on account of elections are illegal," the law states.Let IEBC and the police take drastic action in this meru case to guard people's lives and bring peace and sanity in Meru county and stop this backwardness as we are in the 21st century.
Veronica Onjoro
Mombasa
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