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UDA Tells IEBC to Ignore Gachagua’s ‘Political Fiction’ Against Vice Chair Fahima Abdallah

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has rubbished accusations leveled by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua against Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Vice Chairperson Fahima Araphat Abdallah, describing them as politically motivated and baseless. Gachagua, through his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), wrote a letter to IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon on November 24, 2025, pointing out that Abdallah interfered in the Magarini Constituency by-election scheduled for November 27, 2025. In his letter, Gachagua claimed that Abdallah had acted beyond her mandate through corrupt and covert means to influence the election in favor of a preferred candidate. He alleged that Abdallah went to Magarini on November 21, 2025, where she threatened electoral officials and demanded a full list and contacts of all presiding officers in the constituency. Gachagua further claimed that Abdallah met at a hotel in Malindi with Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro and IEBC Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana, where they discussed a bribe to manipulate the by-election. “Be informed, should it not be within your knowledge, that on Friday 21st November 2025, your Vice Chairperson, Fahima Araphat Abdallah, OGW, was in Magarini, where she bullied, intimidated and coerced the electoral officials manning the Magarini by-elections,” Gachagua stated. He alleged that after receiving a deposit of the agreed bribe from Governor Mung’aro on November 22, Abdallah handed over the officers’ list and control of the electoral process, directing officials to support the governor’s preferred candidate. Gachagua described the conduct as “shocking and unacceptable” and warned that it undermined the IEBC’s ability to manage the 2027 General Election. He demanded immediate replacement of all presiding officers in Magarini and called for Abdallah to be barred from the by-election and any future electoral roles. UDA Defends Fahima Abdallah In response, UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan dismissed Gachagua’s claims as a personal attack aimed at discrediting a young woman in leadership. He described the letter as political fiction designed to inflame tensions. “Mr Gachagua’s personal attacks on Commissioner Fahima Araphat Abdallah raise immediate constitutional red flags,” Hassan wrote in a letter to the IEBC, also dated November 24, 2025. He cited Articles 91(1)(f) and 91(2) of the Constitution that require political parties to respect human rights and gender equality, prohibiting advocacy based on hate or intimidation. Hassan accused Gachagua of having a history of condescending behavior, inflammatory remarks, and hostility towards women in leadership, adding that it was ironic that he now postured himself as a defender of electoral integrity. “The selection of electoral officials in Magarini or anywhere else in the Republic is governed strictly by law, institutional procedure, and the Commission’s independent constitutional mandate,” Hassan wrote. He urged the IEBC to handle the claims carefully and legally, stressing that democratic institutions’ integrity demands adherence to the law. “It is the height of tomfoolery for any person to expect the process to be conducted at the whims of an emotionally chaotic individual or the eccentric wishes of a perennial grumbler,” Hassan added. He concluded by calling on the Commission to investigate how an individual legally impeached and barred from public office continues to operate with theatrical confidence, insisting that safeguarding Kenya’s electoral process and democratic institutions must remain a priority. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram

admin November 26, 2025 3 min read

Gachagua, through his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), wrote a letter to IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon on November 24, 2025, pointing out that Abdallah interfered in the Magarini Constituency by-election scheduled for November 27, 2025.

In his letter, Gachagua claimed that Abdallah had acted beyond her mandate through corrupt and covert means to influence the election in favor of a preferred candidate. He alleged that Abdallah went to Magarini on November 21, 2025, where she threatened electoral officials and demanded a full list and contacts of all presiding officers in the constituency.

Gachagua further claimed that Abdallah met at a hotel in Malindi with Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro and IEBC Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana, where they discussed a bribe to manipulate the by-election.

“Be informed, should it not be within your knowledge, that on Friday 21st November 2025, your Vice Chairperson, Fahima Araphat Abdallah, OGW, was in Magarini, where she bullied, intimidated and coerced the electoral officials manning the Magarini by-elections,” Gachagua stated.

He alleged that after receiving a deposit of the agreed bribe from Governor Mung’aro on November 22, Abdallah handed over the officers’ list and control of the electoral process, directing officials to support the governor’s preferred candidate.

Gachagua described the conduct as “shocking and unacceptable” and warned that it undermined the IEBC’s ability to manage the 2027 General Election. He demanded immediate replacement of all presiding officers in Magarini and called for Abdallah to be barred from the by-election and any future electoral roles.

UDA Defends Fahima Abdallah

In response, UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan dismissed Gachagua’s claims as a personal attack aimed at discrediting a young woman in leadership. He described the letter as political fiction designed to inflame tensions.

“Mr Gachagua’s personal attacks on Commissioner Fahima Araphat Abdallah raise immediate constitutional red flags,” Hassan wrote in a letter to the IEBC, also dated November 24, 2025. He cited Articles 91(1)(f) and 91(2) of the Constitution that require political parties to respect human rights and gender equality, prohibiting advocacy based on hate or intimidation.

Hassan accused Gachagua of having a history of condescending behavior, inflammatory remarks, and hostility towards women in leadership, adding that it was ironic that he now postured himself as a defender of electoral integrity.

“The selection of electoral officials in Magarini or anywhere else in the Republic is governed strictly by law, institutional procedure, and the Commission’s independent constitutional mandate,” Hassan wrote.

He urged the IEBC to handle the claims carefully and legally, stressing that democratic institutions’ integrity demands adherence to the law. “It is the height of tomfoolery for any person to expect the process to be conducted at the whims of an emotionally chaotic individual or the eccentric wishes of a perennial grumbler,” Hassan added.

He concluded by calling on the Commission to investigate how an individual legally impeached and barred from public office continues to operate with theatrical confidence, insisting that safeguarding Kenya’s electoral process and democratic institutions must remain a priority.