President William Ruto has re-gazetted the appointment of Erastus Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), alongside six commissioners.
The Head of State, in a gazette notice dated Thursday, July 10, appointed Ethekon to a non-renewable six-year term in accordance with the IEBC Act. "In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 250 (2) as read with Section 5 (2) of the IEBC Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Erastus Endung Ethekon to be the Chairperson of IEBC for six years," read part of the notice.
Others appointed to the Commission alongside Ethekon include Ann Njeri Nderitu, Moses Mukhwana, Mary Sorobit, Hassan Noor, Francis Odhiambo, and Fahima Abdallah.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon during a past event.
