Ruto ignores court order, appoints IEBC chair and six commissioners

President William Ruto during the Groundbreaking for the construction of Narok International Airport project in Narok North Constituency on May 6, 2025, as part of his tour of Narok County. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

President William Ruto on Tuesday ignored a court order and appointed new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners.

Against an order by High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi that directed against the appointment, Ruto gazetted Erastus Ethekon as the commission's chair and Ann Nderitu, Alutalala Mukhwana, Mary Sorobit, Hassan Noor, Francis Aduol and Fahima Abdallah as commissioners.