Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel have elected Dr Nelson Makanda as the chairperson.
The IEBC Selection Panel further elected Lindah Kiome as the Vice Chairperson.
“For the next 85 days or less, we, as the Selection Panel, have undertaken to ensure that we deliver on our mandate of giving Kenyans the next chairperson and members of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission,” Makanda said.
According to Makanda, the IEBC Act provides that the selection panel shall, within seven days of its appointment, invite applications from qualified persons and publish the names of all applicants and their qualifications in the gazette, two newspapers of national circulation and on the website of the Parliamentary Service Commission.
“In this regard, the panel shall, tomorrow, February 1, 2025, invite applications from qualified Kenyans for the positions of chairperson and members of the IEBC,” he stated.
He assured Kenyans that the Selection Panel is committed to conducting the recruitment exercise in an impartial, fair and transparent manner.
He stated, “I also want to take this opportunity to extend my sincere gratitude to the media for the support they have given the Panel, it is through the 4th Estate that the public can hold us to account as we dispense our duty. The panel will continuously issue updates to the country on the progress of this exercise,” he stated.
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