Empower IEBC to tackle poll chaos

Some of the 400 sworn data clerks in their workstations during the BBI Supporters Verification Exercise held at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi on 30th December 2020 [Emmanuel Mochoge, Standard]

Despite many lapses in our electoral process, Kenyans have a reason to be proud that the country has always observed elections at regular intervals since independence. This is an important indicator of the democratic structure of our constitution.

This underscores the critical role of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as an autonomous institution in protecting the practice of democracy during the election of our country’s political leadership.