… Alutalala Mukhwana stated that the commission found Gikaria guilty on all charges brought against him following complaints over his remarks during campaigns in the Ol Kalou by-election. …
… Delivering the ruling, Committee Chairperson Alutalala Mukhwana found the lawmaker culpable of flagrantly abusing his parliamentary privilege for political gain during a July 6 rally ahead of the Ol Kalou by-election. …
… In a ruling delivered by committee chairperson Alutalala Mukhwana, the committee directed the legislator to immediately cease making statements that could be interpreted as offering financial rewards or incentives to the electorate. …
… A session, chaired by Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana with Commissioners Francis Aduol, Noor Hassan and Anne Nderitu present, was conducting a hearing over Gikaria’s violation of the electoral code of conduct over utterances he made at Ol Kalou Constituency last week. …
… A complainant argued that her utterances amounted to incitement and were likely to fuel violence, intimidation, hatred and hostility among members of the public.While issuing the verdict, Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana condemned Muhia's remarks as those capable of inciting viole …
… Alutalala Mukhwana, found that the legislator's remarks were capable of inciting violence, intimidation and hostility, contrary to Paragraph 6(a) of the Electoral Code of Conduct. …
… wers to crack down on early political campaigns By Brian Kimani July 10, 2026 12:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana …
… There was a preliminary objection from them about our jurisdiction, and we were able to converse and in a considered finding, we are duly constituted and thus we proceeded,” said IEBC Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana. …
… The committee, comprising Commissioners Alutalala Mukhwana, Hassan Noor and Karen Sorobit, ruled that it was properly constituted and legally empowered to proceed with the matter despite objections raised by Muhia’s lawyers. …
… Speaking outside the hearing venue, Muriu accused the committee presided over by Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana of disregarding concerns over its composition and refusing to grant the defence time to seek interpretation of the relevant Gazette Notice in the High Court. …
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has ordered Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria to pay 2.5 million shillings and issue a public apology for remarks he made on voter handouts during campaigns in the Ol Kalou by-election. The commission found him guilty on all charges and warned that failure to comply would result in further sanctions, including a bar from participating in IEBC-supervised electoral activities.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has ordered Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria to pay 2.5 million shillings and issue a public apology for remarks he made on voter handouts during campaigns in the Ol Kalou by-election. The commission found him guilty on all charges and warned that failure to comply would result in further sanctions, including a bar from participating in IEBC-supervised electoral activities.
The IEBC's Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee found Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria culpable on all three counts of violating the Electoral Code of Conduct during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, citing flagrant abuse of parliamentary privilege, voter inducement statements, and misleading remarks about voting procedures. The Committee ordered an apology and retraction.
The IEBC Dispute Resolution Committee issued Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria a severe formal warning and ordered him to pay Sh2.5 million within 48 hours over remarks deemed to imply financial inducement to voters. The committee found his statements violated electoral conduct standards.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission summoned Nakuru Town West MP David Gikaria to appear at 1.30pm after he failed to show for a 9am Monday hearing on electoral code of conduct violations. His personal assistant claimed he was unwell but provided no medical evidence, and the commission warned that failure to honour the rescheduled summons could result in legal consequences.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has fined Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia Sh1.5 million after finding her guilty of breaching the electoral Code of Conduct over remarks made during campaigns in Ol Kalou that a complainant argued amounted to incitement and were likely to fuel violence and hostility among the public.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has fined Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku Muhia Ksh.1.5 million for breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct through remarks made during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election campaign that were found capable of inciting violence, intimidation and hostility.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has submitted a legal reform package to Parliament seeking powers to crack down on premature campaigns, citing that current law does not give the commission a mandate to act against politicians campaigning before the official election period.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission held a Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee hearing against Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku Muhia over alleged remarks at a public rally in Ol Kalou that allegedly breached the Elections Act and Electoral Code of Conduct. Muhia's lawyers staged a walkout after raising a preliminary objection that the committee was not properly constituted and lacked legal mandate to hear the matter, which the IEBC panel rejected.
An IEBC Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee has rejected a jurisdictional challenge by Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia's legal team and affirmed its authority to hear allegations of code of conduct breaches stemming from her remarks at an Ol Kalou by-election campaign rally on June 14. Muhia's lawyers objected to the committee's composition and claimed procedural unfairness before walking out of the hearing.
Lawyers representing Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia walked out of an IEBC Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee hearing, citing bias, procedural unfairness, and a predetermined outcome. The legal team sought an adjournment to seek High Court interpretation of relevant procedures, but the committee declined and proceeded without the defendant and her counsel.