Ruto: You Will Tell us Why you Allowed IEBC Officials in Your Home

Monday, January 30, 2023 –President William Ruto has sought to know why and how fellow 2022 presidential candidate invited electoral body officials in his house.

This is following Raila Odinga’s claims that three top former IEBC commissioners – Wafula Chebukati, Abdi Guliye and Boya Mulu – had visited him(Railas) for bribes ahead of the presidential election result announcement at Bomas of Kenya.

“Chebukati stated that some people tried to bribe him..also, Guliye and Molu. Ask them what did they come to ask me when they visited my house. Inform them that I have photos and I can expose them,” Odinga charged as the crowd cheered on recently.

And on Monday January 30 during the ongoing Africa Prosecutors Association Conference held in Mombasa County, the president wondered why Odinga allowed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission IEBC officials in his house.

“If it is true, what were these officials doing at your house in the first place,” Ruto posed the question adding:

“You had an opportunity to bring up this claim of alleged bribery before the seven judges of the Supreme Court and you did not. You chose to announce it at a political rally”.

According to the head of State, Raila and his Azimio lawyers ought to have used such evidence during the presidential election petition.

President Ruto was reacting a day after claims by the Azimio leader that the three former IEBC commissioners, paid him a visit before the announcement of the August 9 presidential results.

Present in Mombasa event was Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir among others. Mudavadi used the opportunity to urge the president to keep his eye on the ball and avoid destructive politics.