This archive report was first published on 16 October 2019.
On October 15, 2019, the IEBC issued a letter to ODM chairman John Mbadi, requiring him to respond to a complaint filed by Jubilee's Kibra candidate McDonald Mariga Wanyama within 24 hours.
The complaint alleges that ODM supporters attacked, disrupted, and damaged motor vehicles used in Mr. Mariga's campaign, breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct.
According to the letter, signed by IEBC's acting Director Legal and Public Affairs, Ms. Salome Oyugi, the hearing of the complaint will take place on October 18, 2019, at 10 am at the IEBC offices in Anniversary Towers, Nairobi.
Mr. Mariga alleges that he was attacked on two different occasions over the last weekend, and has attached a video and photos of the damaged vehicle and injured person to the complaint letter.
He stated that while en route to one of his campaign rallies, he was attacked alongside his supporters by ODM backers who were allegedly acting on instructions from the party's leadership.
Mr. Mariga further stated that on Sunday, while attending a church service, they were again attacked by goons who said they were supporters of ODM's candidate Bernard Imran Okoth.
