Court sets hearing date for IEBC nominees

Former Turkana county Attorney Mr Erastus Edung Ethekon when he appeared before the selection panel in Nairobi on March 25th 2025. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

A three-judge bench has scheduled June 23 as the hearing date for a petition that has blocked the swearing-in of seven nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

Justices Roselyne Aburili, John Chigiti, and Bahati Mwamuye issued the directive yesterday, following confirmation from both petitioners and respondents that they had yet to file their submissions. The case was filed by Kenyan voter Kelvin Omondi and activist Boniface Mwangi, who argue that the nomination process lacked transparency and may have breached constitutional requirements.