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The essential point
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After finding David Gikaria culpable on all three limbs, the committee issued warnings over financial-inducement and voting-requirement statements, ordered a public apology, referred video evidence for investigation and imposed a KSh 2.5 million fine.
Evidence: Orders, paragraph 41(i)–(v); retained PDF physical p. 10 (OCR)
Why it matters
It shows the range of Electoral Code responses used after a culpability finding: corrective warnings, public retraction, a criminal-investigation referral and a financial penalty.
Evidence: Orders, paragraph 41(i)–(v); retained PDF physical p. 10 (OCR)
Open the key points and evidence
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The complaint arose from statements at an Ol Kalou public rally before the 16 July 2026 parliamentary by-election.
Introduction, paragraph 1; retained PDF physical p. 1 (OCR) -
The committee found that the voter-identification remarks abused the respondent's influence for a political purpose.
Determination, paragraph 38; retained PDF physical p. 9 (OCR) -
It issued severe warnings about financial-inducement statements and misleading statements on statutory voting requirements, and ordered a public retraction and apology.
Orders, paragraph 41(i)–(v); retained PDF physical p. 10 (OCR) -
It referred the authenticated video for investigation of potential election offences and imposed a KSh 2.5 million fine payable within 48 hours.
Orders, paragraph 41(i)–(v); retained PDF physical p. 10 (OCR)
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