NATIONAL ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES ERASTUS ETHEKON AS IEBC CHAIR

The National Assembly has unanimously approved Erastus Ethekon as the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and 6 nominated members as commissioners namely; Ann Njeri Nderitu, Moses Alutalala Mukhwana, Mary Karen Sorobit, Hassan Noor Hassan, Francis Odhiambo Aduol, and Fahima Araphat Abdallah.
The announcement comes days after National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula directed the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) to resume the vetting of the IEBC nominees, which had been halted by the court.
Ethekon was nominated by President William Ruto on May 8 to succeed Wafula Chebukati, who died in February this year.
The president at the time also nominated six IEBC Commissioners from various regions, among them Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu (Nyandarua). The voting on Wednesday evening now paves the way for the reconstitution of the electoral body, about 18 months before the next General Elections.