A ‘Typo’ Made By IEBC Referring To BBI As Burning Bridges Initiative Comes To Bite

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has Wednesday launched the verification of BBI signatures at the Bomas of Kenya.

The Commission said, “The 400 clerks who were recruited for the exercise have taken their oath of secrecy and will begin their training shortly.”

The launching did not miss its own share of drama which the body has now defended as a mishap.

On the IEBC official Twitter page, a tweet that has since been deleted referred to BBI as ‘Burning Bridges Initiative’ instead of the correct Building Bridges Initiative.

The original tweet that has since been deleted.

It ignited a debate.

Someone at IEBC deliberately called BBI Burning Bridges Initiative. However pleasing this is, l am shocked that an independent commission can openly be biased. Can they be trusted to deliver free and fair results?

It is another sad day for democracy in Kenya.

— Mwalimu Dida Kinuthia Mwangi (@mwalimu_dida) December 30, 2020

The IEBC twitter admin MUST be fired IMMEDIATELY. This is a mistake that should not be followed by a letter of warning. An independent Commission openly showing bias in an impending referendum can't be tolerated. BBI is not Burning Bridges initiative. The admin must be fired.

— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) December 30, 2020

IEBC saying it as it is. The Burning Bridges Initiative. The Pride of Kenya. God works in mysterious ways. ??

— BRAVIN YURI (@BravinYuri) December 30, 2020

IEBC calls BBI the Burning Bridges Initiative. Looks like an intentional mistake ? pic.twitter.com/x6jVp3ZP1B

— Kenya West© (@KinyanBoy) December 30, 2020

Ustad, Pole Pole…God works in mysterious ways and shows his SIGNS in many ways…

— Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC (@ahmednasirlaw) December 30, 2020

IEBC has since moved to apologize over the tweet terming it a typographical error.

The Commission sincerely apologizes to all its stakeholders and the General Public.

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) December 30, 2020