The IEBC has fined the eight for breach of the electoral code of conduct, bringing the total it has collected so far to Sh15 million.
Bungoma governor Ken Lusaka was fined Sh1 million for the second time in less than a month after he was found guilty of abetting the second wave of violence against his arch-rival Wycliffe Wangamati.
Mandera governor Ali Roba was fined Sh1 million for violence that broke out when President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed rallies in the county.
These were part of the rulings delivered by the IEBC in cases of breach of the electoral code of conduct.
Eight candidates, including three governors and five MPs, risk being disqualified from the Tuesday elections race if they do not pay Sh10.5 million by the end of Friday.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Thursday fined the eight for breach of the electoral code of conduct, bringing the total it has collected so far to Sh15 million.
Bungoma governor Ken Lusaka of Jubilee was fined Sh1 million for the second time in less than a month after he was found guilty of abetting the second wave of violence against his arch-rival Ford Kenya’s Wycliffe Wangamati.
His Mandera counterpart Ali Roba was fined Sh1 million for violence that broke out when President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed rallies in the county, with his Economic Freedom Party challenger Hassan Noor, who was ordered to pay Sh3 million for the same spate of violence.
In Marsabit, governor Ukur Yatani of Frontier Alliance Party was also ordered to pay Sh3 million for a July 26 spate of violence during President Kenyatta’s visit.
His Jubilee challenger Mohamed Mohamoud will have to fork out Sh1 million for the chaos.
These were part of the rulings delivered by the IEBC in cases of breach of the electoral code of conduct.
The latest ruling by the IEBC code of conduct enforcement committee, led by agency’s chairman Wafula Chebukati, brings to 23 the number of aspirants who have been penalised for electoral offences.
Mr Lusaka had accused Mr Wangamati of storming a funeral he had attended and wanted him punished. But the IEBC said the county chief bore the greatest responsibility to restrain his supporters from attacking the opponent.
The two rivals were also banned indefinitely from campaigning ahead of the Tuesday polls.
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