IEBC rejects MP Gikaria’s bid to delay voter bribery case
However, the Tribunal noted that no admission records, medical reports or treatment documents from the facility were presented to substantiate the claim. Instead, the only medical document produced was a July 13 letter from Nakuru County Referral and Teaching Hospital recommendin..
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has rejected an application by Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria to postpone a voter bribery case hearing.
- The committee ruled the hearing must proceed immediately after finding insufficient evidence of the MP's hospitalization.
- Key individuals involved include MP David Gikaria and his lawyer Michael Mbongi.
- The allegations against Gikaria involve attempting to reassure voters they wouldn't need physical IDs and recording resident details during cash handouts exceeding Sh1.2 million.
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