“Whether it takes 4 days or a century… Ezra Chiloba Must Go.. “???
This lady wherever she may be, she must be so happy about IEBC and Wafula Chebukati’s actions currently. #ChilobaSacked pic.twitter.com/59YzEkco8J— Peter Sagini (@ItsPOS) October 12, 2018
He has revealed that he received a termination letter signed by the IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati, telling him that his services are no longer needed. Chiloba’’s statement reads: “My employment with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has officially been terminated. This does not come as a surprise to Kenyans who have been monitoring the events at the IEBC in the last six months. The outcome was already predetermined and the process was a mere formality. This is was a narrative that I was told over and over again.”
And just like that, Mr. Ezra Chiloba will be forgotten like his Form 34As, Bs & C. ???
Kenya is a movie my Fren… pic.twitter.com/rddpGpBDNA
— James Mutinda (@JMutinda_snr) October 12, 2018
“The letter claims that I had twice been invited to appear before the disciplinary committee of the Commission, but I failed to show up; hence the decision to terminate my employment.”
IEBC finally fires CEO Ezra Chiloba, thanks to Wafula Chebukati. Baba was terrorized during the last election because of irregularities and mischievous dealings of this guy. The DPP should now ascend to him like yesterday. All those who are opposing the handshake kitaeleweka.
— Cyprian Nyakundi Fan (@CisNyakundi) October 12, 2018
“The position is that, when I was first invited to appear, I was away attending classes at the University of Oxford, where I am pursuing an MSc in Major Programme Management,” he says in his statement. However, the IEBC has not issued any statement on Chiloba’s dismissal. In his defence, Chiloba says that he communicated his availability to Mr Chebukati, and that October 11 meeting was agreed. To this, he says that his sacking was a plan that was already hatched.
“It is not true that CEO Ezra Chiloba, who is on suspension, has been dismissed from employment. What is true is that the disciplinary process is on-going and the Commission will make an objective decision on the matter,” IEBC said. This was after Chiloba had tried to resume duty but was repulsed by the electoral agency, saying that his suspension was still on.
He has punched holes on the move by listing five gounds in which he believes that the commission overstepped its mandate in the process of oustering him. Part of this is the unprocedural voting process by the commissioners to send him on leave. He says that when the audit was conducted on procurement to query losses of funds, he was never given an opportunity to be part of the process.