The new-look Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team is expected to take office this week after President Uhuru Kenyatta formally appointed them. Mr Chebukati’s team will have about six months to prepare for the big job. An audit of the register has however been stopped after the Opposition challenged the contract award to KPMG. Part of the agreement to ensure a dignified exit for Mr Hassan’s team was payment of their dues. He acted speedily, making the appointment barely 24 hours after the National Assembly approved the nomination of the leaner commission.

Source: Daily Nation January 18, 2017 22:17 UTC