Ruto Gazettes IEBC Chair Ethekon, Six Commissioners Despite Court Order

President William Ruto sidestepped the judiciary and gazetted the appointment of the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team.

In a gazetted notice published on Tuesday evening, Ruto appointed Erastus Edung Ethekon as the Chairperson of the IEBC for a term of six years.

The appointment was made under the powers granted by Article 250(2) of the Constitution, alongside Section 5(2) and Paragraph 4 of the First Schedule to the IEBC Act.

Further, the Head of State formalised the appointment of Ann Njeri Nderitu, Moses Alutalala Mukhwana, Mary Karen Sorobit, Hassan Noor Hassan, Francis Odhiambo Aduol, and Fahima Araphat Abdallah to be commissioners of the electoral body.