President Ruto gazettes appointment of new IEBC chair, commissioners

President William Ruto has officially gazetted the appointment of Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Ethekon succeeds the late former chairperson Wafula Chebukati, whose term ended in January 2023. “In exe..

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President William Ruto has officially gazetted the appointment of Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), succeeding the late Wafula Chebukati.

Erastus Edung Ethekon appointed for a period of six years.
Key organization involved: Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Six additional commissioners, including Ann Njeri Nderitu and Moses Alutalala Mukhwana, were also appointed for six years.

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