President William Ruto has appointed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel.
In a gazette notice on Monday, January 27, President Ruto appointed nine members to the panel, which will oversee the selection of IEBC commissioners.
Those appointed to the panel include Kiome Lindah Gakii, Prof. Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Amb. Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7A of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, as read with paragraph 1 (2) of the First Schedule to the Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint (the appointees) to be Members of the Selection Panel for the Recruitment of nominees for appointment as the Chairperson and Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission," read part of the gazette notice.
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President Ruto further revoked the appointments of members of the IEBC selection panel in an earlier gazette notice dated 2023.
The appointment comes days after the High Court in Kiambu lifted the orders that were barring the formation of the new IEBC selection panel.
A section of leaders and Kenyans have been calling on the government to appoint IEBC commissioners.
The government previously insisted that petitioners who challenged the process in court made it difficult for the exercise to be done.
