Former IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati, and former commissioners Abdi Guliye and Boya Molu have declined an invitation to speak before the National Dialogue Committee.
The three were scheduled to appear before the committee on Thursday.
Chebukati explained in a statement that taking part in the dialogue discussions would be a reward for impunity.
“We won’t be appearing before the National Dialogue Committee to discuss issues that have been resolved. With tremendous respect to the Committee, our participation in the talks would be an unmitigated betrayal to the IEBC Staff who were tortured and murdered,” he said.
“Instead a Commission of Inquiry should be formed.”
According to Chebukati, the commission should be established to look into the tragic events that occurred on August 15, 2022, at the Bomas of Kenya, which he claimed damaged Kenya’s reputation.
“The inquiry should also uncover the reasons why some of the Commission abducted, tortured or even killed during the election period; identify persons responsible for those atrocities,” he added.
After the investigation, the former IEBC boss stated, those accountable should be handed the proper punishment.
Chebukati emphasized that the results of the investigation will strengthen the IEBC’s independence and guarantee that it maintains the status envisioned in the Constitution.
Guliye, Chebukati, and Molu left the commission on January 17 after serving for six years.
The ‘Cherera four’; former vice chairperson Juliana Cherera and commissioners Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit, and Justus Nyang’aya are also set to appear before the dialogue team
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