IEBC Vice Chair Cherera Booed In Mombasa as Chebukati Watches

Speaking to a media house in Kenya Cherera stated that they were Booed in front of their Chairperson Wafula Chebukati.

"Yes, I was booed. The other commissioners were booed too. But amidst the booing, some cheered for us."

"The chairman was in attendance and watched silently as some clusters of staff booed us and he did not raise a finger to stop them," she added. 

 Cherera, Irene Masit, Francis Wanderi and Justus Nyang'aya, were booed for the widening rift within the commission.

Chebukati blamed the four commissioners who split apart because of their conflicting ideologies for the mayhem at Bomas during the retreat.

The IEBC chair highlighted that this led to law enforcement authorities harassing and arresting innocent officials.

"The most unfortunate incident was the false accusation by commissioners and fellow staff - under oath - that exposed innocent hardworking staff to arbitrary arrests and abductions, intimidation and harassment by security agencies and political goons, and other forms of obstructing election officials from conducting their duties."

From left IEBC Commissioners Molu Boya, Juliana Cherera and Chair Wafula Chebukati during a prayer meeting at the Bomas of Kenya on Wednesday, August 3, 2022

"These shameless attacks amounting to election offenses were perpetrated by, among others, persons regarded as national leaders in full view of the whole nation and the world at large," Chebukati noted. 

On 24th August the Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga demanded that Chebukati be fired and IEBC vice chairperson Juliana Cherera, to take over from her boss.

 stated that the accusations levelled against the Chebukati were valid grounds to remove him from office.