National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has directed the Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Commission to take necessary steps following the appointment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel by President William Ruto.
In a statement on Monday, January 27, Wetang'ula instructed the secretary to ensure that all arrangements needed to support the panel’s work are in place.
Additionally, the Speaker urged the IEBC selection panel to expedite the recruitment process for new commissioners and to conclude it promptly in accordance with the law.
"Following the gazettement of the members of the IEBC selection panel by President William Ruto this morning, I have communicated to the Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Commission, Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye to put in place all the necessary arrangements required to facilitate the work of the panel as obligated by the law.
"The Act obligates the Commission to provide secretariat services and facilities to the panel and to meet its expenditure. Further, noting this is a matter of huge national importance, I urge the selection panel to expedite and conclude the recruitment process of the IEBC commissioners, at the earliest available opportunity in accordance with the law," Wetangula remarked.
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President Ruto on Monday appointed a nine-member IEBC selection panel to conduct the recruitment of new 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.
President Ruto further revoked earlier appointments of members of the IEBC selection panel in a 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.
