IEBC Refuses To Hand Over Didmus Barasa's Certificate
It is worth it to note that Barasa is a wanted man by law enforcement officers
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The Independent and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has declined to award the election certificate of Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa to his representatives.
According to reports, Kimilili Returning Officer George Omondi said that the MP had to present himself at the tallying centre in person to get his certificate.
It is worth it to note that Barasa is a wanted man by law enforcement officers following a shooting incident at Chebukhwabi Primary School polling station in Kibingei ward that left his opponent's aide dead.
He was handed a deadline of 24 hours to surrender by Bungoma County Commissioner Samuel Kimiti, appealing to members of the public to alert the police in case they spot him.
The matter also attracted the attention of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji, who directed the necessary security agencies to track down and arrest him.
"DPP, Noordin Haji, has given directions to have Didimus Barasa apprehended, record a statement and have the relevant file availed to his office for appropriate action. Barasa, who is the incumbent MP, Kimilili Constituency, was reported to have shot and killed Brian Olunga, on 9th Aug. 2022 at Chebukwabi Polling Station.
"Olunga was a bodyguard to Brian Khaemba, who was Barasa's opponent in the elections. According to police in Bungoma, the MP is still at large and his phone is switched off," read a statement from Haji's ODPP office in part.
Barasa resurfaced on social media an hour before the announcement with the caption “Masaa ndio machache (Time is short)....” under a photo of him and Deputy President William Ruto.
He then tweeted a statement reading "Tick! Tock! The Clock Is Ticking, William Ruto the 5th."
The lawmaker, who vied on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, beat his opponent, Brian Khaemba of the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-Kenya) who got 9,497 votes.
The MP and his competitors however did not show up for the vote-tallying process before the returning officer announced the results. The seat had also attracted Peter Makokha of ODM and Erastus Muchimudi of Jubilee.
"Thank you the great people of Kimilili Constituency for re-electing me overwhelmingly for another term. I love you to bits," he tweeted on Thursday morning, August 11.
Media reports had indicated that heavy security was deployed at St Luke's Kimilili Boys High School, with police ready to arrest the legislator in the event he showed up.
Didmus Barasa with Deputy President William Ruto. /TWITTER
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