IEBC leadership is about merit, not ethnicity - Duale

Health CS during the launch of the Kenya National Public Health Institute on May 8, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has supported the newly appointed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Ethekon, terming criticism against him as "misplaced and ethnically motivated."

Speaking during an event hosted by Roweha International Academy, the CS lauded the appointment of the new chair, who hails from the marginalized Turkana community, and urged Kenyans to focus on competence, not background.