President Ruto appoints new IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon, six Commissioners
President Ruto appoints new IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon, six Commissioners
President William Ruto has now appointed Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The Head of State, in a gazette notice dated June 10, 2025, also appointed six new commissioners, among them Registrar of Political Parties Ann Njeri Nderitu.
The others are: Moses Alutalala Mukhwana, Mary Karen Sorobit, Hassan Noor Hassan, Francis Odhiambo Aduol, and Fahima Araphat Abdallah.
According to the notice, both the Chairperson and the Commissioneres will serve in their new roles for a period of six years.
This comes after the new electoral body team, which was nominated by President Ruto on May 8, was formally approved by the National Assembly last week following a vetting process.
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The appointments by Ruto come at a crucial time for the IEBC, which is tasked with overseeing the conduct of by-elections and managing electoral boundaries in the country.
With a new team in place, the commission is expected to gear up for the next electoral cycle and address issues of electoral integrity and public trust.
The new chairperson and commissioners will be expected to steer reforms aimed at enhancing transparency and efficiency in Kenya’s electoral processes.
The appointments have already generated significant public interest, with stakeholders keen to see how the new team will navigate the challenges of electoral management, particularly in the lead-up to the 2027 general elections.
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