Akombe was the head of operations committee at the Electoral body, a duty which Chebukati says she discharged diligently. According to Chebukati, Akombe discharged the duty with no purposes but for the love of her country and urge to see democracy thrive in Kenya. Kenyans learnt of Akombe’s resignation on Wednesday morning in a decision she took while in New York, USA. In a statement she said the commission cannot conduct free, fair and credible election in the repeat polls as it is currently constituted. “We need the Commission to be courageous and speak out, that this election as planned cannot meet the basic expectations of a credible election.

Source: Standard Digital October 18, 2017 13:07 UTC