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Quest for IEBC positions attracts record number of PhD holders

Roseline Odede a member of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board is among those shortlisted. PHOTO: FILE

The panel seeking to fill the eight vacant positions at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is facing an arduous task of knocking off at least 107 doctorate degree holders from the pool of 748 applicants.

It is a record feat in the history of public service jobs in Kenya and for an institution with a high turn-over of commissioners owing to the nature of the business they undertake.

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