Some were arrested near polling stations with millions of shillings inside their cars. Some were seen harassing and humiliating female officials of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). A former cabinet secretary was captured on TV slapping an IEBC official inside a polling station. The headline in the Daily Nation of the following day screamed in shame and horror: A Day of Shame! Rashid Echesa, the cabinet minister caught on camera assaulting an IEBC official, was also out on bail pending court proceedings on criminal charges.

Source: Daily Nation March 25, 2021 15:33 UTC