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Political parties to fill one slot in electoral agency's selection panel

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Outgoing IEBC Commissioner Abdi Guliye, Boya Molu and Chairman Wafula Chebukati during a National Election 2022 Conference at KICC, Nairobi on July 11, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Political parties will play role in the formation of the selection panel for recruitment of chairperson and commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

The amendment of the IEBC Act will see the Political Parties Liaison Committee (PPLC), an umbrella body of all political parties, get one slot in the selection panel.

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