How infighting within IEBC led to current standoff

Political, vendor and rent-seeking interests in the run-up to the last general election brought the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to its current state – almost on its knees.

In-depth interviews with commission insiders – current and past – and experts in elections attest to a largely poisoned chalice from which millions of voters were forced to drink on March 4, 2013.