MP Chege Moves to Court to Block IEBC From Hearing Her Vote Rigging Remarks

Murang'a Woman representative Sabina Chege has now moved to court to block the IEBC from hearing her vote-rigging remarks.

The Woman Rep argues that the IEBC has no mandate to hear the matter since she has not declared interest in any elective seat in the August 9, polls.

Sabina accused the IEBC of having a predetermined outcome of blocking her from participating in the election in the event she decides to vie.

Her Lawyer James Orengo and Otiende Amollo argued that the proceedings against her were started in bad faith to embarrass and tarnish her name.

“The respondent has framed a complaint incapable of eliciting a response from the applicant, seeing as it does not mention any of the elements listed in clause 6(a) of the Electoral Code of Conduct, a violation of Article 50 of Constitution, which makes it mandatory that a charge contains sufficient particulars to enable an accused respond to the same,” court documents read in part.

Attempts by Chege to block the IEBC from hearing the matter failed to go through after the IEBC ruled the matter to proceeds to hearing by the commission.

"We raised five grounds as to why this matter should not proceed before the committee but they focused on one ground to make the decision on a matter they have jurisdiction on. Utterances made by Sabina Chege don’t amount to the accusations made by the electoral commission," Orengo said while faulting the IEBC ruling.

Chege's lawyer had pledged to seek alternative means of blocking the IEBC from proceeding with the matter.

The Woman Rep's woes began when she made remarks that suggested the 2017 elections were rigged in favour of Jubilee.

She further said the same would be replicated in the 2022 polls.

IEBC summoned her to give more information on the matter.