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credible elections could not take place in Kenya. As IEBC came out to say that it could not meet these minimums, Raila Odinga stunned the country and the international community by saying that he had withdrawn from the repeat presidential race because the commission was incapable of giving Kenyan's a free, fair and credible election. This led to a political crisis in Kenya as Raila and his party agitated for a cancellation of the repeat elections on 26 October 2017, while Uhuru and his party pushed for the repeat election. In the wake of all this political turmoil, it became apparent that the commission was infiltrated by moles and operators from
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she had the desire to help the country run a free and fair election and wished to play a role in it. The media also reported that “She has been granted special leave without pay to serve in the Kenyan
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission,” and that “she'll provide technical electoral support to the commission in preparation for the 2017 elections and support efforts to prevent post-electoral violence in Kenya.” By working with IEBC Akombe would not receive any salary as an employee of the UN. Akombe's basic salary as a commissioner of IEBC is estimated at KES 800,000 (about USD 8000) per month.
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piled pressure on the commission, saying that it could not possibly conduct an election as currently constituted. This view was supported by all politicians affiliated with the NASA candidate, Raila Amolo Odinga, including his running-mate
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