Senior Kenyan electoral official tortured, killed days before vote

‘Kenya’s presidential election, planned to be held in a week’s time, has been marred by fears of a turmoil as a senior electoral official, responsible for managing anti-fraud systems in the hotly contested vote, has been found tortured and killed in the capital Nairobi.
Wafula Chebukati, the electoral commission chairman, said Monday that the body of Christopher Msando had injuries to the neck and head when he was found. The slain official was in charge of managing information technology systems at the electoral commission and had been missing for several days.
Chebukati called on police to increase measures meant to protect members of the IEBC, the electoral commission, as fears grow that the vote could turn violent over accusations of fraud.
“We are demanding government provide security to all IEBC staff,” Chebukati said, adding, “This is a brutal murder of our employee and we are demanding to know who killed him and why.”’
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