{"id":75404,"date":"2022-11-24T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/raila-kalonzo-attend-removal-of-iebc-four-hearing"},"modified":"2022-11-24T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:36:50","slug":"raila-kalonzo-attend-removal-of-iebc-four-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/raila-kalonzo-attend-removal-of-iebc-four-hearing","title":{"rendered":"Raila, Kalonzo attend removal of IEBC four hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>ODM leader Raila Odinga and Wiper&#8217;s Kalonzo Musyoka are among the dignitaries at the hearing of the petition seeking the ouster of the IEBC Four.<\/p>\n<p>The IEBC officials at the centre of the petition are Juliana Cherera (vice chairperson), Irene Masit, Francis Wanderi and Justus Nyangaya.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioners openly differed with chairman Wafula Chebukati and two other commissioners over the August 2022 presidential vote tallying and final results.<\/p>\n<p>The four, in what exposed the deep rift at the electoral agency, did not own the results that gave William Ruto victory in the face-off with Azimio\u2019s Raila Odinga.<\/p>\n<p>Raila and Kalonzo were accompanied by Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua and Azimio Communications director Makau Mutua during the Thursday hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee chaired by Tharaka MP Gitonga Murugara is meeting the first petitioner &#8211; a representative of the Republican Liberty Party.<\/p>\n<p>Party is represented by Kennedy Mongare accompanied by members of the party&#8217;s national chairman Zachary Momanyi.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates for the commissioners are Jotham Arua for Justus Nyangaya, Donald Kipkorir for Irene Masit, Danstan Omari and Apollo Mboya for Juliana Cherera, and Gichamba (confirm) for Francis Wanderi.<\/p>\n<p>The National Assembly\u2019s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee scheduled hearings with the four petitioners pushing for their removal starting Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The committee began with submissions from the petitioner on behalf of the Republican Liberty Party.<\/p>\n<p>It will thereafter cross-examine the petitioner before hearing the petition by Dennis Nthumbi \u2013 who will also be cross-examined by members of the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Petitioners Geoffrey Langat and Owuor Gerry are scheduled to make their submissions on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioners Cherera and Masit are lined up to face the committee on Monday, November 28, to respond to the petitions.<\/p>\n<p>Wanderi and Nyang&#8217;aya will respond to the allegations touching on them on Tuesday, November 29.<\/p>\n<p>Vice chairperson Juliana Cherera and her counterparts Justus Nyang&#8217;aya,Francis Wanderi and Irene Masit sharply and openly differed with chairman Wafula Chebukati and two other commissioners over the August 2022 presidential vote tallying and final results<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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