Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners

Dr Erastus Edung Ethekon takes oath of office as the Chairperson of IEBC on July 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Greetings, EBC chairman and commissioners. Congratulations on your appointment and being entrusted with the enormous responsibility of midwifing Kenya's 15th democratic elections in 2027, which, by all indications, will be highly competitive.

As your team undergoes induction in Mombasa, the humid climate mirrors Kenya's political environment: hot with high levels of polarisation, ethnic balkanisation, youth protests, and their unfortunate hijacking by goons.