Chiloba must bite the bullet, he cannot in good conscience ignore the hue and cry against him

IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba

September 1 is the day the Independent Electoral Commission’s CEO, Ezra Chiloba, should have voluntarily resigned. For the sake of personal honour, family and country, Mr Chiloba should have apologised to the country for failing it, thanked Kenyans for the opportunity to serve and bowed out. He need not have allowed hostile controversy to build around him.

On that day, the Supreme Court of Kenya declared that IEBC had failed Kenyans. We heard that IEBC had “failed, neglected or refused” to conduct the August 8 presidential election according to the law. IEBC was ordered to conduct a fresh and proper election. It is a matter of common sense. You cannot trust an important assignment with the same characters who “failed, neglected or refused” to do the right thing. If they are not conspirators, they are incompetent or negligent. On this basis alone, they should quit.