By ELIOT NGENO More by this AuthorThere’s always a trooping of ideas and calls for the electoral body to be disbanded as a general election approaches—just as is happening with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). When, in 2009, the now-defunct Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) and Interim Independent Boundary Review Commission (IIBRC) were established to replace the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), no staff or board member was to be retained. That is why it was called an election data report. AdvertisementThe IEBC was probably trying to assert itself as the primary custodian of comprehensive election information. Mr Ngeno, a lecturer on Public Administration at Kenya Highlands University, Kericho, is a former official of the Electoral Commission of Kenya.

Source: Daily Nation June 17, 2020 21:22 UTC