IEBC urged to probe cash-for-IDs claims in Ol Kalou
Mavoko MP Patrick Makau has urged the IEBC to intervene in the Ol Kalou by-election, alleging widespread voter bribery and illegal collection of national identity cards...
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Mavoko MP Patrick Makau has urged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to investigate alleged voter bribery in the upcoming Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, citing claims of cash and goods being exchanged for national identity cards.
- Residents allegedly receive Sh5,000, a gas cylinder, and food before surrendering their identity cards.
- The IEBC is called upon to probe these alleged tactics.
- The claims surface amidst the distribution of 20,000 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and other government projects in Nyandarua County.
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