This was done following an exercise held on Friday, January 31 during the panel’s first meeting
Dr Nelson Makanda has been elected as the chairperson of the newly-formed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection panel, a move that begins to establish the leadership structure of the nine-member team.
This was done following an exercise held on Friday, January 31 during the panel’s first meeting, with Makanda rallying the panel to ensure that the process of picking the next chairperson and commissioners of the country’s premier electoral body is completed within an 85-day timeframe.
“For the next 85 days or less, we, as the Selection Panel, have undertaken to ensure that we deliver on our mandate of giving Kenyans the next chairperson and members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission,” Makanda said.
He will be deputized by Lindah Kiome. Makanda went on to state that the IEBC Act requires the panel to, within seven days of its appointment, invite applications from qualified persons and publish the names and qualifications of all applicants in the gazette, two national newspapers, and on the website of the Parliamentary Service Commission.
“In this regard, the panel shall, tomorrow, February 1, 2025, invite applications from qualified Kenyans for the positions of chairperson and members of the IEBC,” he stated.
More to follow…