Yes, IEBC materials were destroyed by members of the public in Chuka/Igambang’ombe

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IEBC materials destroyed in Chuka

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is True. To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process; We found a video of IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati in a press conference at Bomas of Kenya where he clarified that what was destroyed were polling booths for Tuesday’s general election. The IEBC boss also clarified that ballot papers are escorted under heavy security to minimize chances of their destruction while in transit. “Those are all safe save for the cases that we have mentioned in our presser,” he said.

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Yes, IEBC materials were destroyed by members of the public in Chuka/Igambang’ombe

IEBC materials were on Monday destroyed in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi county, by members of the public. The materials were being transported to polling stations in the Igambang’ombe sub-county. However, It is not yet clear what provoked the destruction of materials.

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