Deputy President William Ruto has told ODM leader Raila Odinga to stop interfering with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and other independent commissions. Ruto said Raila was still bitter with IEBC after it failed to declare him president in 2017 yet he didn’t win the election. “He (Raila) has dismantled three IEBCs in past because he wants one that will declare him the winner even if he doesn’t have votes,” Ruto said. He wondered where Raila was getting his Sh2 billion budget for a referendum for close to 20 million votes when the 2010 referendum for 12 million votes cost Sh10 billion. “In 2010 when he was PM, the referendum cost Sh10 billion with only 12 million votes, now how will Sh2 billion fund a referendum for 20 million votes?” he posed.

Source: Standard Digital October 30, 2020 12:52 UTC