Referendum push hikes calls for reforms at IEBC

IEBC commissioners Paul Kurgat, Margaret Mwachana and Consolata Maina when they announced their resignation last April. [File, Standard]

The renewed push for referendum has thrust the electoral commission into focus, with calls for total overhaul of the agency.

Yesterday, political players said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was greatly discredited by the 2017 “bungled” presidential election that was nullified by the Supreme Court.