Event: Rigathi Gachagua

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that the electoral commission has awarded a results transmission system contract to a South Korean firm. Concluding his 55 days of consultations with various groups of Kenyans at his Wamunyoro residence on Monday, Mr Gachagua said the contract “was tailor-made for the company”. “They made specifications for this contract, tailor-made for this company. All other competitors have gone to the procurement appeals board over the matter, and in all elections this company has participated, there was failure. We will give a chronology of where it has failed and why it cannot be allowed in this election. It is being pushed, and we will not allow that to happen,” the DCP leader said. He said he was still gathering information on the alleged plan and would disclose details regarding the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) contract with time. He said he had deliberately avoided discussing the matter in detail because he did not want to make claims before obtaining “complete information”. The commission has faced scrutiny over the use of technology in elections, particularly regarding voter identification, results transmission and the management of poll data. At the same time, Mr Gachagua expressed confidence that the opposition will defeat President William Ruto in next year’s presidential vote. He said he had finished consolidating the vote-rich mountain bloc, saying it would vote overwhelmingly against Dr Ruto on August 10, 2027. He added that he was now ready to move to other parts of the country to campaign against Dr Ruto. Mr Gachagua announced that when he comes back from his trip to the US, he would embark on touring the country, including Nyanza, Western and the Rift Valley “so that we can consolidate the rest of the nation”. The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader…