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IEBC officials risk civil jail for failure to comply with court order

Kenya: Top Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials risk going to jail for contempt of court.

IEBC Chairman Issack Hassan, Deputy Commission Secretary Beatrice Sungura and commissioners Lilian Bokeyee, Albert Bwire, Kule Galma Godana, Ambassador Yusuf Nzibo, Abdulahi Sharawe, Thomas Letangule, Muthoni Wangai and Mohammmed Alawi could go to jail for six months for failure to pay salary to former IEBC Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wilson Shollei after Labour and Employment Court declared his sacking as null and void.

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