The Kenya National Civil Society Centre (KNCSC) has lauded the withdrawal of lawyer Katwa Kigen from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) race and subsequently called for the withdrawal of two more applicants.
In a statement dated April 13, the society called for two applicants for the chairmanship position, Charles Nyachae and Joy Masinde-Mdivo, to withdraw from the race due to their closeness with the government of the day. "The Kenya National Civil Society Centre (KNCSC) calls on applicants for the position of Chairperson and membership of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), who have been accused publicly of being too close to the powers that be to search their conscience, smell the coffee and consider withdrawing voluntarily from the recruitment process as lawyer Katwa Kigen has honourably done," the statement read.
According to the KNCSC, the appointment of the two into office would irredeemably compromise the independence and the performance of the commission.
A photo of Charles Nyachae, one of the candidates shortlisted for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson position, speaking at a past event.
