IEBC Commissioners Stories
Their swearing-in comes a day after a three-judge bench of the High Court gave the green light for the appointments, which had earlier been subject to...
The Chief Justice said the IEBC must now begin urgent preparations for the 2027 General Election, especially since the country had been without a full...
Erastus Ethekon emphasised that his first loyalty is to the people of Kenya, citing Article 1 of the Constitution, which places sovereign power in the...
The commissioners, led by the new chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, took their oath of office before Chief Justice Martha Koome at the Supreme Court...
The NDMA CEO stated that the organisation is doing its best to focus on building community resilience against climate shocks, based on the available...
Last month, the High Court rejected an oral application that sought to cite President William Ruto and other state officials for contempt of court ove...
Karua said Kenyans are the ultimate custodians of power and have the ability to directly constitute the electoral commission if the state fails to del...
The leaders sharply criticised court cases that have stalled the formal appointment of new commissioners, arguing that the delays have denied citizens...
The three-judge bench, in its ruling, underscored the seriousness of contempt proceedings and stressed that due process must be strictly followed befo...
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.
