What we are witnessing in the by-elections are crimes under the Election Offences Act that ought to be punished. IEBC needs to protect the sanctity of elections by ensuring stakeholders are adhering to the rules of the game. The security apparatus too has a responsibility to protect the election process and not to interfere with the democratic rights of Kenyans. Candidates and voters should be allowed equal opportunity to exercise their democratic right as enshrined in our Constitution. We should let voters exercise their rights without being intimidated or coerced to vote a certain way.

Source: The Star July 16, 2021 02:03 UTC