When the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman, Erastus Ethekon, said he knew the task ahead would be challenging for his new team, the Chief Executive Officer, Marjan Hussein Marjan, smiled.
Ethekon, in his maiden speech, said the herculean task is to ensure that the voices of voters will not only be heard but honoured and counted during the pending by-elections and the ultimate political contest in 2027. "My first and foremost loyalty is to the people of Kenya who hold the sovereign power under Article 1 of the Constitution.
That power allows them to exercise their sovereign responsibility, including their right to vote, and therefore, I wish to assure Kenyans that their voices will not only be heard but will also count during the coming elections. "IEBC has the responsibility to ensure that the voice of every Kenyan is not only heard but honoured," said Ethekon.
He was sworn in by Chief Justice Martha Koome yesterday alongside Ann Nderitu, Moses Mukhwanaa, Mary Sorobit, Hassan Noor, Francis Aduol and Fahima Abdallah as commissioners.
