IEBC battles criticism of its self-performance evaluation

IEBC Chairman Isaac Hassan

By Digital Reporter

Nairobi; Kenya: The Independenmt Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has come out battling  criticism of its performance questioned by a section of media reports.

The acting Chief Executive Officer  and secretary to the commission Ms Betty Nyabuto sent a clarification statement to media houses early Monday morning rebutting the critics.

The Commission has clarified that it hired external auditors to evaluate its performance and was within timelines in trying to gauge its handling to the March 2013 General Election.

The clarifications come against a background of a raft of proposlas to separate electiosn for presidential race from those parliamentary and county positions.

Here is the 10-point clarification from IEBC:

1. Post-election evaluation is an integral component of an electoral cycle and is a best practice for any forward-looking Electoral Management Body (EMB).