The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson Wafula Chebukati, has now welcomed the publication of vacancies for the chairperson and two other members of the commission.
Following the President’s notification on the vacancies for the IEBC, Chebukati acknowledged the announcement through one of the social media platforms, noting that it will ensure a smooth transition in the electoral body’s leadership.
“I wish to welcome the decision to gazette the pending vacancies for the positions of IEBC chairperson and 2 commissioners which will officially be vacant from 18th Jan 2023. This will ensure smooth transition and retention of the institutional memory which has previously not the case,” the IEBC chairperson wrote on Twitter.
Abdi Guliye and Boya Molu being among the three commissioners, they have been serving for at least 6 years now after they were appointed in Jan 2017 where they have overseen General election as well as the repeated Presidential elections since then to now.
According to the IEBC Act, 2011, it requires that the President should appoint a seven-member for the purposes of the appointment of the chairperson or any other member of the Commission before at least 6 months of the lapse of term.
This positions will be officially vacant from 18th Jan 2023.

By Jane Kibathi