Electoral agency must preside over free, fair and credible elections

The elections are fast approaching and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is busy preparing for them. The chairman means well, and he wants to do the right thing; hold free, transparent and verifiable elections. He however finds himself cornered by serious opposing forces. From the Supreme Court Judgement, it is clear his commission had problems conducting the elections. The court said the electoral commission committed “illegalities and irregularities” in the election.

They went ahead to say the commission had failed, neglected and refused to conduct credible, transparent and verifiable elections as required by the constitution. These are grave words and the chairman cannot ignore these serious statements and proceed with business as usual. He must interrogate the processes and find the culprits, and he must do it before October 17, 2017.