President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a seven-member panel to interview candidates for the four vacant Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner positions. In a gazette notice dated April 26, 2021, President Kenyatta named Elizabeth Muli, Gideon Solonka, James Awuori, Elizabeth Odundo, Dorothy Kimengech, Joseph Mutie and Farudin Abdalla as members of the panel. President Kenyatta (pictured) declared vacant the four positions on April 14, paving way for fresh appointments. Take a surveyThe amended IEBC law establishes a selection panel to oversee the filling up of vacant positions at the Commission and future appointments to the electoral agency. The new law also sets the criteria for the selection of IEBC Commissioners and outlines the qualifications of members of the selection panel.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2021 19:56 UTC