In her end of assignment report, former commissioner Roselyne Akombe made similar recommendations, saying two centres of power were IEBC’s Achilles’ heel. The parliamentary subcommittee has questioned the necessity of seven permanent IEBC commissioners whose role is limited to policy formulation and oversight. According to the assessment of the Olago subcommittee, the Constitution and the IEBC Act do not give specific roles to the IEBC chairman. Akombe said the country should consider having two foreign commissioners on the IEBC to mitigate against bias and political interference. More: Former IEBC commissioners should be arrested, MPs sayClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star September 05, 2018 04:18 UTC