Kenyans have until Wednesday next week to submit memoranda with supporting evidence contesting the suitability of the seven nominees for chairperson and commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), as Parliament prepares to vet them on May 26.
In a notice issued on Monday, Clerk of the National Assembly Samuel Njoroge announced that the Departmental Committee on Justice and Constitutional Affairs will conduct the approval hearings in line with Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution and the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. "It is notified to the general public that pursuant to the relevant laws, the committee shall conduct approval hearings of nominees on Monday, May 26," Njoroge stated.
The notice invites the public to submit written statements under oath (affidavits) contesting any nominee's fitness for office, including supporting documentation.
The seven nominees are Erastus Ethekon Edung (chairperson), Ann Njeri Nderitu, Moses Alutalala Mukhwana, Mary Karen Sorobit, Hassan Noor Hassan, Francis Odhiambo Aduol and Fahima Araphat Abdalla.
