An internal audit report by the electoral commission has exposed how the agency failed to adhere to its own plenary resolutions, as well as procurement laws and procedures in the purchase of various goods and services for last year’s elections.
The report, filed in court by suspended chief executive Ezra Chiloba, also points to instances where the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) paid for goods meant for the elections, but which were delivered after the polls had been concluded.
The gist of the Chiloba case, in which he is seeking to overturn his three-month suspension by chairman Wafula Chebukati, boils down to differences between the two IEBC heads over the manner in which the commission handled five tenders.
Yesterday, the…
