Apollo Mboya, in a letter to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati, said that the two committed election offences by launching the portal. A person convicted of an offence under the Election Offences Act would also not be eligible for election or nomination for five years after the date of conviction. “This therefore means that as at August 8, the President and his Deputy had committed Election Offences inviting the sanctions contained in the provisions of sections 14(6) and 24(3) of the Election Offences Act. The same remains true for the fresh elections scheduled for October 26 or any other election that the President and Deputy President present their candidature. NOT CONVICTEDMr Mboya’s argument could, however, collapse on the basis that neither the President nor his deputy have been convicted of the offences he cited.

Source: Daily Nation October 24, 2017 08:32 UTC