KANU leaders from West Pokot County have faulted the government for having a scheme to steal the coming general elections by amending elections laws.
The leaders read mischief by the Jubilee government to make major changes on the use of technology in the general elections to give room for IEBC to use other means of identification of voters and transmission of results.
The leaders opposed the proposed amendments, citing a justified reason for the rushed amendment.
Speaking at Paraywa in West Pokot, Senator Prof John Lonyangapuo and former cabinet Minister Samuel Poghisio said that the manual transmission of elections results is outdated and should not be entertained.
“We shall not accept that means because it’s meant for stealing in the elections,” said Lonyangapuo.
Lonyangapuo said that they don’t want a repeat of what happened in the Kericho by-elections.
Senator Lonyangapuo observed that the Jubilee administration promised Kenyans a digital nation during campaign time and it is wrong to start complaining.
“They promised the standard one kids laptops and have not been successful. In 2017 we shall ask Uhuru Kenyatta about the promised laptops. A promise is a debt. We have someone who wants to spoil votes by changing the laws,” said Lonyangapuo.
The leaders called for free, fair and transparent elections.
The leaders said that the elections results should be transmitted direct from the polling centres through the digital transmission process.
“Someone can easily set the BVR machine to fail and steal the elections. We need the safest mode possible,” said Poghisio.
Poghisio urged members of parliament to be alert to shun electoral malpractices.
“The MPs should be careful and mind about elections. No one should play with elections. The MPs should not be compromised,” Poghisio said.