{"id":108751,"date":"2025-01-27T10:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/expedite-iebc-recruitment-process-wetangula-urges-selection-panel\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:07:20","slug":"expedite-iebc-recruitment-process-wetangula-urges-selection-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/expedite-iebc-recruitment-process-wetangula-urges-selection-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedite IEBC recruitment process, Wetangula urges selection panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 27 \u2013 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged the newly sworn-in Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel to fast-track the process of putting in place a new commission that has been derailed for months due to legal cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wetangula stated that the Parliamentary Service Commission will accord the panel all the necessary assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge the Selection Panel to expedite and conclude the recruitment process of the IEBC commissioners, at the earliest available opportunity in accordance with the law,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

In July last year, President William Ruto assented to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) 2024 Bill which paved way for the reconstitution of the commission left vacant in January 2023.<\/p>\n

The Act obligates the Commission to provide secretariat services and facilities to the Panel and to meet its expenditure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have communicated to the Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Commission, Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye to put in place all the necessary arrangements required to facilitate the work of the Panel as obligated by the law,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

During the swearing-in ceremony, Chief Justice Martha Koome implored the selection panel to desist from external influence that will compromise their mandate.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday you take on a responsibility that will shape the\u00a0democratic future of our nation. Your oath of office is not\u00a0a mere formality; it is a pledge of service to the\u00a0people of Kenya,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt demands that you act with\u00a0unwavering integrity, resisting any influence that seeks\u00a0to compromise the credibility of this process. Your\u00a0guiding principle must be merit, and merit alone,\u201d Koome remarked.<\/p>\n

On January 24th, the High Court has given the green light for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel list to be forwarded to President William Ruto for appointment.<\/p>\n

Justice Dola Chepkwony, in a ruling delivered on Friday, dismissed claims that the list lacked inclusivity, stating there was no evidence to prove that people living with disabilities were excluded or that the panel failed to meet gender and regional balance requirements.<\/p>\n

The judge also rejected a petition challenging Azimio la Umoja\u2019s nomination process, noting that the claim that the coalition failed to conduct a competitive and open recruitment exercise could not be substantiated, as Azimio was not formally enjoined in the case.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 27 \u2013 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged the newly sworn-in Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel to fast-track the process of putting in place a new commission that has been derailed for months due to legal cases. Wetangula stated that the Parliamentary Service Commission will accord the panel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108751\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}