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Fresh battle over next IEBC chiefs

EBC chairman Ahmed Issack Hassan is among those expected to leave office.

NAIROBI: The battle for selection of new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has started in earnest with CORD leader Raila Odinga spelling out terms for  recruitment of the team.

In an exclusive interview with The Standard on Saturday yesterday, Raila said the coalition was rooting for an Inter-Party Parliamentary Group (IPPG)-type approach where political parties get to pick the commissioners to run next year’s General Election. Raila also wants the commissioners to be part-timers in line with the recommendation of the Kriegler Commission.

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