This archive report was first published on 11 July 2021.
Published on July 11, 2021, Jubilee Party and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) camps have expressed satisfaction with electoral body preparations for the mini polls set to be held at Kiambaa constituency and Muguga ward in Kiambu County.
The seats fell vacant following the death of Paul Koinange and Eliud Ngugi due to Covid-19.
Limuru MP Peter Mwathi, the Jubilee chair for the Kiambaa by-election, said a visit to IEBC left them satisfied with the preparations.
“I am optimistic that the forthcoming polls will be conducted in the most free, fair and transparent manner, so far we have not registered anything that would call for our attention, the Kiambaa electorate has shown a lot of maturity during the campaigns,” Mwathi said.
Re-echoing Mwathi's sentiments, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua said the UDA camp was very confident of the preparations by IEBC.
“We have confirmed with IEBC the availability of all voting materials, recruitment of clerks, and returning officers we are now ready for the day,” Rigathi said.
However, Rigathi asked the government not to send the kind of police force they dispatched to Juja and Rurii by-elections.
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati, accompanied by Commissioner Abdi Guliye, met with Kiambu County Police Commandant Ali Nuno at his office in Kiambu to discuss security ahead of Thursday's mini polls.
Chebukati warned those who take a photo of their ballot paper after voting and share on social media, stating it was an offence that attracts a fine of Sh1 million and a sentence of 3 years or both.
