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The electoral commission's CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan has compromised a key witness in the Wajir gubernatorial election petition by offering him a top job at the polls agency, the High Court heard yesterday.Governorship poll loser Hassan Mohammed Adam, who is challenging the election of Ahmed Abdullahi as Wajir governor, said that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) boss is defeating justice by inducing witnesses in the petition.Mr Adam's lawyer Issa Mansour told the court that one of his key witnesses, Mr Abdullahi Muhamed, has declined to appear before the court to testify on the malpractices that allegedly rocked the 2022 gubernatorial elections in Wajir County.Judge George Dulu heard that the witness was an agent for the petitioner, who vied for the county's top job and came second."IEBC CEO purported to offer this witness a job for six months from November 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023, as a director of Audit and Compliance. That offer was calculated in order the witness does not testify before the court," the lawyer claimed.However, the IEBC, through lawyer Mahat Somane, denied the allegations, saying the commission only offers jobs it has advertised.Read: Wajir governor roots for unity between assembly and executiveFormal applicationMr Somane asked the court to order the petitioner to file a formal application and affidavit over his allegations so that Mr Marjan and the IEBC could respond."IEBC does not give jobs unless a job seeker applies. The...

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