IEBC Commissioners Stories
Activist Boniface Mwangi and voter Kelvin Omondi filed the case, arguing the process was flawed, opaque, and possibly unconstitutional.
While the committee noted that being related to a political leader is not inherently problematic, they underscored that such a relationship must be ta...
Hassan emphasised that the IEBC functions within a broader framework of government and must work closely with other institutions to ensure credible el...
During the 2007 crisis, Hassan was the Provincial Commissioner for Rift Valley.
Fahima, 32, holds a Masters of Arts degree in Project Planning and Management from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in acco...
Mukhwana said what matters is mutual respect among commissioners, not their professional background.
Aduol is a former Vice-Chancellor of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), serving the institution between 2013 and May 2023.
Mukhwana said his involvement with the party was limited to legal consultancy and not political decision-making.
Hassan was nominated by President William Ruto on May 8, 2025, as part of the process to reconstitute the electoral body.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi found that the case raised serious questions that the court can't wave off and needs to be interrogated.
Banisa, Magarini, Mbeere North, Ugunja, Malava, and Kasipul constituencies are yet to get replacements for their Members of Parliament (MPs), while Ba...
Despite the National Assembly currently being in recess, Wetang’ula invoked special provisions to allow urgent parliamentary business to proceed witho...
According to ELOG, transparency in the recruitment of IEBC commissioners is vital to building public trust in electoral processes.
Ethekon,48, brings two decades of experience in law, development and public administration.
This comes days after he received a report on the recruitment of nominees for the positions of Chairperson and Members of the IEBC.
Former East African Court judge Charles Nyachae came in second, with 23 per cent of the respondents naming him as their preferred choice.
President Ruto is now expected to forward the names of the nominees to Parliament for vetting and approval.
The panel now prepares to submit a list of shortlisted nominees to President William Ruto by May 11, 2025.
The IEBC Selection Panel has been accused of bias and political favouritism, claiming the panel has "deliberately shortlisted individuals with clear p...
He insisted that educating the public on their rights and electoral duties must be a central part of IEBC's operations.
Wanjao said the often stormy relationships among commissioners could be attributed to personality clashes and recommended that the commission’s identi...
The vetting exercise comes at a crucial time as the country seeks to reform the electoral body ahead of future elections. The selection panel is expec...
The process, which started Thursday, will run until April 25, 2025, with candidates appearing before the panel according to a pre-arranged schedule.
A petition filed by the lobby group Operation Linda Jamii seeks to bar Nyachae and Mdivo from the selection process, arguing that they currently hold...
IEBC confirmed that Kenya's voter register is now 98% clean and accurate, following a thorough audit
The new panel will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment of nominees for the positions of chairperson and commissioners of the IEBC.
Lenaola questioned how Parliament could focus on passing other laws while neglecting what he termed as a critical issue for the nation.
Musyoka pointed out that the National Dialogue Committee, a bipartisan initiative he co-led, had recommended that the process be expedited.
