Report Reveals the Genesis of Chebukati, Chiloba Fight

The preliminary report of an audit commissioned by the Independent Commission on Elections and Frontiers (IEBC) has opened the door to rotting at 39. electoral agency.

reports the systemic failure of a commission that has not experienced tranquility since the 2013 elections.

The report, which was released Friday after President Wafula Chebukati He filed it in court in response to the trial for contempt he faces. Chiloba, reveals the soft underbelly of elections in Kenya.

While the country has invested heavily in recent years in elections, arguing that properly managed elections guarantee stability, the report reveals that elections are a lifestyle for commission officials.
The audit ordered by Mr. Chebukati following the suspension of Mr. Chiloba last April revealed that there was cost inflation, territorial wars and outright fraud or even a breach of duty among the staff of the secretariat.
The report clearly reveals that there are two centers of power and that Mr. Chiloba considered himself the ultimate authority.

million. Chebukati was responding to a request by Mr. Chiloba that the IEBC boss and the two other commissioners, Mr. Boya Molu and Mr. Abdi Guliye, be held in contempt of court.
The court ordered Mr. Chiloba to be reinstated pending the hearing of the petition
Mr. Chebukati submitted the report to the court to justify his refusal to allow the director general to resume his duties.

BUNGLED POLL
The Supreme Court having annulled the result of the August presidential elections, Mr. Chebukati and Mr. Chiloba fought in public, the President accusing the secretariat of having played a important role in the balloting of the ballot.

The tiff immediately began Mr. Chebukati convened a press conference for Verdict of the Court.

He not only blamed the secretariat, but he also promised a change of custody, which he immediately started with a series of memos.

According to the report, Mr. Chiloba apparently worked with forces outside the commission to direct the outcome of the elections.

For example, the report cites the case where Ms Margaret Mwachanya, the Commissioner who has since resigned alongside Ms Connie Maina (Vice-Chair) and Paul Kurgat, has been invited to an Executive Seminar organized by the London Graduate School in London. Dubai.
The invitation letter was received at the Chebukati office on March 19, which forwarded it to the Director of Human Resources and Administration for opinion.

The Director of Human Resources marked the letter and forwarded it to the Director of Services of the Commission who, after receipt, wrote a note to Mr. Chiloba for approval.
Mr. Chiloba expressly endorsed the process without returning to the Chair.

The fact that a commissioner can undertake a trip abroad without the approval or reference of the president demonstrates the friction between the officials

. Mr. Chebukati appeared before the Public Accounts Committee shortly after the resignation of the three commissioners and complained that the National Treasury had refused to respond to his letter asking for the arrest of civil servants' salaries.

He added that none of the three had waived the commission's property, including official vehicles, security and laptops.

STRONG COMMISSIONERS
A source at the commission told the Na newspaper some commissioners are unhappy that the Treasury has not offered its full support even when they are seeking to implement the accountability.

Another case described in the report is that of the missing manuscript records of the plenary sittings.

Although two booklets were given to the audit committee containing the minutes, those of the 170, 172, 174, 179, 182, 196, 197, 200, 201, 202 and 203 were missing.

that although the minutes of Sessions 172, 174 and 179 were sent to the Director General in hard copy, they were still missing.

He further found that the minutes of 196, 205, 210 and 221 were also missing, and the Committee recommends that Mr. Chiloba be required to produce the minutes.

The audit shows that the comparative cost badysis of the components for the supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning support of the Kiems during the The general election of August 2017 and the provision for electoral technological support for the repeated polling indicated a difference of Sh.67 billion.

It shows that while the cost of the August 8 general election was Sh4.2 billion, that of repetition The audit committee felt that the new figure was up against the # 39; general election, which involved the acquisition of equipment, configuration, training and logistics.

a minimum number of material and support was for presidential candidates only. This is compared to six electoral posts during the general elections, "says the audit report.

The audit was conducted by a committee created by Mr. Chebukati and was chaired by the director of the board of directors. Audit, Risks and Compliance, Obadiah Keitany, badisted by Mr. Reuben Chirchir, Mr. Fred Kariuki, Mr. George Ongudi, Mr. Gladys Mwangi and Mr. Fred Kariuki

"More specifically, the cost of repeated support for the presidential elections was almost double that of the general elections, but the polls did not take place in some constituencies while training costs increased by 78.9 million shillings. The report establishes that the cost of Kiem kit preparation and the definition of the terms of reference were exorbitantly quoted at 811 million shillings, and the committee determined that this should not be

Training Content The training of the system administrator during the general elections was to include the loading of the material with electoral data.

The Committee wants Mr. Chiloba to explain the reasons for the purchase of services from SIS Morpho at high prices during the repeated poll, in accordance with section 149 of the Financial Administration Act. public.

With regard to preparations for Kiems which cost S $ 50 million for logistics and production support, the committee asked the CEO to explain whether the logistics contract was in place to the distribution.