{"id":110502,"date":"2025-02-16T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/iebc-selection-panel-begins-verification-ahead-of-candidates-shortlisting\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T12:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:03:19","slug":"iebc-selection-panel-begins-verification-ahead-of-candidates-shortlisting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/iebc-selection-panel-begins-verification-ahead-of-candidates-shortlisting\/","title":{"rendered":"IEBC Selection Panel begins verification ahead of candidates shortlisting"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16\u2014The selection panel overseeing the recruitment of nominees for the positions of Chairperson and Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has received 1,848 applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The application window closed on Saturday, February 15, at 5 pm.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Sunday, the panel confirmed that applicants submitted their documents both in person at the Secretariat in County House Building, Parliament Road, and online via email.<\/p>\n

Panel Chairperson Nelson Makanda announced that the verification process had begun.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe panel has started the verification process and will soon release the long list of all applicants, in accordance with paragraph 3(1) of the First Schedule to the IEBC Act,\u201d Makanda said.<\/p>\n

He assured the public of the panel\u2019s commitment to a fair and transparent process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will keep the public informed at every stage of the recruitment exercise,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Kenya has faced a constitutional challenge since 2023 when the electoral commission fell below its legal membership threshold due to political and legal disputes.<\/p>\n

In 2024, petitioner Boniface Njogu moved to court, arguing that the panel lacked proper representation of persons living with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The absence of a fully functional IEBC has raised concerns about Kenya\u2019s readiness for future electoral processes, with the public growing increasingly impatient over the delays.<\/p>\n

However, on January 26, the High Court dismissed Njogu\u2019s petition, allowing the swearing-in of the panel to proceed.<\/p>\n

Justice Dora Chepkwony ruled that the petitioner failed to prove any constitutional violations in the panel\u2019s formation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe petitioner has advanced insufficient evidence to warrant the recruitment process being deemed unconstitutional,\u201d she said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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