Kindiki to IEBC: Do Not Allow Anyone to Intimidate You
He challenged them to present a clear agenda to Kenyans instead of relying on tribal rhetoric and empty slogans.
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By Robert Mutasi
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to discharge its duties strictly according to the Constitution and existing laws, without favouring anyone in government or the opposition.
Speaking on Sunday, August 30, 2026, during an interdenominational church service and fundraiser for 22 churches at Kipsamoo School Grounds in Kapseret Constituency, Uasin Gishu County, Prof Kindiki said the electoral body should not be intimidated or blackmailed by politicians who, he claimed, have already sensed defeat ahead of the August 2027 general election.
“IEBC does not vote. Look for a manifesto and sell it to Kenyans who will make a decision. In 2022, if IEBC didn’t stand firm, politicians would have interfered with its work and plunged the country into chaos,” he said.
The Deputy President emphasised that the government is not seeking any favours from the commission because it has full confidence that the IEBC will carry out its mandate in line with the Constitution. He noted that President William Ruto’s strong development record in infrastructure, electricity, education, health, agriculture and other key sectors will secure his re-election, not any preferential treatment from the electoral body.
“We have faith in our institutions. We don’t want them to favour the government or the opposition. They should do their work and should not be intimidated, threatened or cowed by anyone,” Kindiki said. “They should remain firm and defend their constitutional mandate. We want them to be impartial and conduct a free, fair and verifiable election and not to be intimidated by the opposition.”
He claimed opposition leaders had sensed impending defeat and were searching for excuses to justify their expected failure. He challenged them to present a clear agenda to Kenyans instead of relying on tribal rhetoric and empty slogans.
“We are going to change the face of Kenya. Those who are saying Kenyans don’t care about development are in for a rude shock. We are ready to face Kenyans eyeball to eyeball and explain to them what we have done in office,” he added.
Kindiki also warned that the government would not spare anyone in the ongoing crackdown on goons and political violence. He directed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, who was present, to take firm action against perpetrators in the same manner that banditry and terrorism had been contained.
“To all the political leaders inciting young people to violence, your days are numbered. We cannot allow our country to be a country of goons,” the Deputy President cautioned.
He was accompanied by Interior CS Murkomen, Principal Secretaries Belio Kipsang (Immigration) and Julius Bitok (Tourism), Governors Jonathan Bii (Uasin Gishu), Patrick Ole Ntutu (Narok) and Stephen Sang (Nandi), Senators Jackson Mandago and Kiprono Chemitei, MPs Oscar Sudi, William Kamket, Joseph Wainaina and Ruben Kiborek, Cotu Secretary-General Francis Atwoli and several Members of County Assembly.
Kindiki challenged politicians seeking elective seats in 2027 to develop substantive agendas to present to voters rather than resorting to methods that could undermine national peace. He told the opposition to offer clear alternatives to the programmes being implemented by the Ruto administration or prepare for a decisive defeat at the polls.
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