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IEBC barred from disqualifying public servants

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati (centre) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba(right) and commissioner Consolata Nkatha Bucha during a press brief at the IEBC offices in Nairobi. Photo: FILE/STANDARD

The electoral agency has been temporarily barred from disqualifying aspirants for not quitting public office six months before the polls.

Justice Njagi Marete suspended a directive by Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service dated December 1, 2016, which required public servants seeking elective positions to vacate office on or before February 7.

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