National Assembly has approved Erastus Edung Ethekon as chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, alongside six commissioners.
Ethekon was nominated by President William Ruto on May 8 to replace Wafula Chebukati, who died in February.
The approved commissioners are Ann Nderitu (Nyandarua), Moses Alutalala Mukhwana (Kakamega), Mary Karen Sorobit (Uasin Gishu), Hassan Noor Hassan (Mandera), Francis Odhiambo Aduol (Kisumu) and Fahima Araphat Abdallah (Lamu).
The approval followed Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's directive to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) to proceed with vetting, brushing aside an earlier ruling that barred the Executive from gazetting or swearing in the nominees until a pending petition is determined. "Parliament is a constitutional body enjoined with the authority to discharge constitutional functions.
