NAIROBI, Kenya July 10 – Mavoko Member of Parliament Patrick Makau has called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to urgently investigate alleged voter bribery in the upcoming Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, claiming residents are being induced with cash and goods in exchange for their national identity cards.

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Speaking in Nyandarua County ahead of the July 16 mini-poll, Makau alleged that state-backed campaigners were using money and public resources to influence voters and deny them their constitutional right to vote.

“We are telling IEBC; we know the electoral laws. You are not supposed to bribe voters,” Makau said.

“President Ruto, this is wrong. You do not have to spend or use bribery on Kenyans with our own taxpayers’ money to win that seat.”

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The Mavoko legislator alleged that households across Ol Kalou were receiving cash, gas cylinders and food before being asked to surrender their national identity cards.

“Right now, if you go to Ol Kalou, every household is being given Sh5,000, a gas cylinder and food, and then they are told to surrender their identity cards,” he claimed.

Makau argued that collecting identity cards from voters could prevent them from participating in the July 16 election.

“This confiscation strips citizens of their constitutional right to participate in the election,” he said.

Makau’s claims come after Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria defended the collection of identification details during campaign activities in the constituency.

Gikaria acknowledged that campaign funds had been distributed but rejected claims that the exercise was intended to manipulate the election.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya