Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has read mischief in the process of reconstituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
He observed the recent working pact ODM leader Raila Odinga signed with President William Ruto might jeopardize the process and corrupt its fairness.
According to Kalonzo, the lack of the IEBC reconstitution in the 10-point agenda Ruto and Raila agreed to work on was something to be concerned about.
"We are waiting for the opportune time as we watch the panel selecting the nine commissioners... When I co-chaired NADCO with Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah, I said we must have the principle of consultation and concurrence," he said.
He foresaw grey areas in the process and its outcome after Raila joined forces with Ruto.
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Kalonzo revealed he had addressed a letter seeking clarity on the process to reconstitute the electoral agency.
"I thought Raila would be on my side throughout, but he has now left; I wrote him a letter to ask what is going on. We must put these things straight to avoid wrangles in the future," he said.
The nine-member selection panel has already shortlisted candidates for the IEBC chairman and commissioner posts, scheduling their interviews from March 24 to later in April.
The process began in early February 2025 after delays occasioned by cases in court.
Ruto selected the team after the court cleared the case that had blocked the selection of the panel.
The IEBC has been without commissioners ever since the end of the terms of its former chairman, the late Wafula Chebukati, and two other commissioners, Boya Molu and Abdi Guliye.
The trio left the IEBC in January 2023 after serving for six years.
Four other commissioners who had ordinarily continued serving left the commission after being caught in the controversy of the 2022 presidential election.
The quartet comprised then vice chairperson Juliana Cherera and commissioners Francis Wanderi, Justus Nyang'aya, and Irene Masit.
They dissented from Chebukati, who declared Ruto as the duly elected president.
Cherera, Nyang'aya and Wanderi would later resign, with Masit fighting for her return to the commission, but a tribunal appointed by Ruto recommended her firing.
