The newly constituted Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) faces a daunting task: restoring public trust, navigating a backlog of unfinished business, and ensuring a fair and transparent electoral process.
Although the official campaign period is still far off, heightened political activity could easily be mistaken for an impending election, as the contest for the 2027 General Election begins to take shape.
On one hand, the opposition is vowing to unseat President William Ruto while on the other, the Kenya Kwanza administration has asserted its firm grip on government even after the next election. But it is recent utterances by some politicians, marked by chest-thumping and apparent allusions to electoral manipulation, that have prompted a firm response from the IEBC.
Sworn into office last week, the new team led by Chairperson Erastus Ethekon issued a strongly worded statement rejecting such remarks.
