Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has blamed President William Ruto over delays in the appointment of new commissioners for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). 

Kalonzo made the remarks on Sunday December 8, 2024 while addressing congregants at the PCEA Nguthuru Parish – ELIM Church in Kenol, Murang’a County. 

The Wiper leader accused the State and in particular President William Ruto for creating the constitutional crisis by failing to reconstitute IEBC.

“The State itself has filed an appeal with the Kiambu High Court against our decision. They want candidates who are easy to influence and manipulate. It is a Ruto strategy to ensure there is no IEBC.”

“Speaker Wetangula is also part of the conspiracy against Kenyans. If they had taken time to marshall Parliament, as they did with Riggy G, the country would not be in a constitutional crisis,” said Kalonzo. 

He added that the Azimio coalition had adhered to the strict timelines of the Court and presented the name Koki Muli for the IEBC Selection Panel. 

His remarks emerged at a time when Kenyans continued to pile pressure on the government, demanding the reconstitution of a new electoral body.

For instance on Saturday December 7, 2024, Kenyans launched a social media campaign to persuade the government to speed up the process of constituting a new IEBC under the hashtag  #appointiebcnow.

Several Kenyans on social media raised concerns about the need for formation of the new electoral body, approximately three years to the 2027 general elections.

“Even without the Wiper representative at the IEBC Selection Panel, I agree with Justice Lenaola. The Panel is Quorate. I urge the other members to meet on Monday and kick off the process of advertising for IEBC Commissioners latest by Friday 13th December. We are living dangerously without an electoral body,” former CS Moses Kuria posted on X.

Kalonzo was accompanied by several leaders including former Kiambu County Governor Ferdinand Waititu, Jubilee Party secretary general Jeremiah Kioni, former MPs for Limuru and Kiambu Peter Mwathi and Jude Jomo.