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Uhuru's presidential bid receives major boost after new IEBC announcement
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that cabinet secretaries were free to campaign for him.
President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election bid has received a major boost after new announcement by the electoral body.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that cabinet secretaries were free to campaign for him.Speaking on Tuesday at a Nairobi hotel, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati stated that cabinet secretaries were exempted from a law barring other civil servants from campaigning for any politician. "Cabinet secretaries are exempted from the law (barring civil servants from campaigning). They can propagate party activities,”MrChebukati said. However, he warned that stern action would be taken against civil servants who were caught campaigning which is against the law.
"But the rest of the civil servants are bound by the law and if reports of their campaigning come to us, we will act. Our enforcement team is ready and will take action,” the IEBC boss warned. "The law defines what the President, governors can do. They are still in charge of the particular resources they are using,”MrChebukati said. Leave a comment |
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Uhuru's presidential bid receives major boost after new IEBC announcement
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that cabinet secretaries were free to campaign for him. President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election bid has received a major boost after new announcement by the electoral body.