Valkommissionär hoppar av: Vill inte vara del av fars
En av de åtta ledamöterna i Kenyas valkommission hoppar av inför det planerade omvalet nästa vecka och anklagar sina kollegor för att vara politiskt partiska.
”Kommissionen i sin nuvarande form kan säkerligen inte garantera ett trovärdigt val”, skriver Roselyn Akombe, på besök i New York, i ett uttalande. ”Jag vill inte vara del av en sådan fars”, tillägger hon.
Den sittande presidenten Uhuru Kenyatta vann valet i augusti men valet ogiltigförklarades senare av Högsta domstolen. Sedan dess har valkommissionen lovat att vidta åtgärder för att garantera ett rättvist omval den 26 oktober.
bakgrund
Valet i Kenya 2017
Wikipedia (en)
General elections were held in Kenya on 8 August 2017 to elect the President, members of Parliament and devolved governments. The reported results indicated that incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected with 54% of the vote. His main opponent, Raila Odinga, refused to accept the results and contested them in the Supreme Court.
The results of the presidential election were subsequently annulled and fresh elections were ordered to be held within 60 days. It was later announced that a new election would be held on October 17. However, the results of the parliamentary and local elections remained valid. The date for the presidential election was later changed to 26th October 2017. Despite the ruling for a new Presidential election, Odinga later announced his decision to withdraw from the repeat election on October 10.
Omni är politiskt obundna och oberoende. Vi strävar efter att ge fler perspektiv på nyheterna. Har du frågor eller synpunkter kring vår rapportering? Kontakta redaktionen
