DCP Leader Questions Proposed Miru Systems Tender Ahead of August 2027 General Election

Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has raised fresh concerns over the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) proposed election technology procurement, linking the late Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo to alleged behind-the-scenes arrangements ahead of the August 2027 General Election.

Addressing supporters on Sunday, November 15, 2026, the former Deputy President revisited questions surrounding South Korean technology firm Miru Systems, claiming that Chivayo—who died alongside his wife and four others in a September 30 helicopter crash in Marondera, Zimbabwe—had acted as a local intermediary in efforts to position the company for Kenya’s electoral management contract.

Gachagua argued that the procurement process for the estimated KSh 6.5 billion election technology tender lacks adequate transparency, warning that deploying an entirely new system less than nine months before the polls poses technical and credibility risks.

Repeating earlier claims first voiced during his October engagement with Kenyan clergy in Boston, he contended that Chivayo’s death disrupted plans allegedly tied to the 2027 vote, though he has not tabled documentary evidence to substantiate his assertions regarding either the businessman’s role or alleged financial dealings.

The IEBC, led by Chairperson Erastus Ethekon, has previously dismissed Gachagua’s rigging and tender-manipulation claims as baseless, maintaining that no company has been awarded the election technology contract and that all procurement processes remain subject to strict statutory oversight and review by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB).

Gachagua’s latest remarks add to mounting political scrutiny over electoral reforms, coming just days after opposition figures also demanded tighter legislative safeguards on electronic result transmission.

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