We expect new electoral commissioners to be free from political control

This week, Public Watchdog delves into the raging yet salient debate on the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the authority tasked with regulating and overseeing our national and regional elections.

At the outset, we wish to state that the IEBC represents a key pillar of our democratisation process, as it is through the electoral process that the people exercise their rights and choices as to who are to be vested with the reins of power and governance.