CORD also sought to have the commission disbanded ahead of the 2017 general election on the grounds that it had failed in its mandate of overseeing fair and just elections.
Party supporters led by party officials took to the streets bearing twigs and chanting anti-IEBC slogans in the march to the IEBC offices at Anniversary towers. The anti-riot police had been deployed to seal off the offices ahead of the march by CORD.
Despite the heavy police presence, supporters stayed put, chanting in Swahili that the fight was on. On Saturday, April 23, CORD co-principal, Raila Odinga had asked supporters to set camp at all IEBC offices to pressure the officials to resign as they could not be depended on.
Police have resorted to the use of tear gas to disperse rioters who were planning to flush from office, the current IEBC officials. See some of the photos below:
Rioters engage police in running battles after the march led by CORD to the IEBC offices turned riotous. Photo: Twitter
CORD supporter march to the IEBC office’s in a bid to have the electoral body disbanded ahead of the 2017 elections.
CORD supporter march to the IEBC office’s in a bid to have the electoral body disbanded ahead of the 2017 elections.
Chaos outside Anniversary towers in a CORD march to IEBC offices turned riotous. Photo: Twitter
CORD
co-principal, Moses Wetangula in the company of party officials dousing
his face with water to fight back effects of the tear gas. Photo:
Twitter
CORD officials marching on the streets towards the IEBC offices . Photo: Twitter
CORD leader Raila Odinga in tears at the CORD March to IEBC
Police disperse rioters at the CORD demonstration. Photo: Twitter
The opposition had presented the IEBC with a number of signatures for approval, as required by the law in amending sections of the Constitution, but the agency ruled that the signatures did not meet the threshold required to call for a referendum.
SOURCE: TUKO.CO.KE
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