No, officers from the ATPU were never directed to arrest IEBC Chair Chebukati.

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ATPU officers who refused to arrest IEBC chair Chebukati before he announced results transferred to various locations.

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To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. On September 21, 2022, we contacted ATPU’s Communications officer, who confirmed that no such incident had occurred and no officers have been transferred.

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No, officers from the ATPU were never directed to arrest IEBC Chair Chebukati.

On September 21, 2022, the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU), a unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), confirmed that they had not heard of any officer who had been transferred.

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