Cord yesterday defended its members in the Joint Select committee on IEBC, amid protests its team was shortchanged by the Jubilee side.
ODM leader Raila Odinga said it was a give and take scenario, in which they allowed President Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint new commissioners as the constitution mandates him to make government appointments.
“Cord leaves it to Uhuru to decide if he wants to engage further the leadership of the opposition on the names to be in the new IEBC. If he doesn’t, Cord wishes him luck as he does unilateral appointment of the seven persons from the names of [ 11 ]who will form the next commission,” he said.
He was speaking during a crisis meeting at Ufungamano Hall that brought together the Cord Parliamentary Group, which includes governors, senators, woman representatives and MPs
“Cord urges supporters not to worry about the final outcome, it is taken care of …,” Raila said.
The Cord Parliamentary Group believes the President was given sweeping powers to appoint the commissioners. Out of 11 names forwarded by the select committee, the President will have powers to select seven.
He will have additional powers to select two directly. The select committee settled for an audit of the voter register, instead of new registration.
