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Making of IEBC amid pressure to deliver credible 2027 elections

The Chair IEBC selection panel Dr Nelson Makanda joins his colleagues in addressing the press on 11/2/25 in Naivasha on the selection of new IEBC commissioners. The panel has assured the country that there will be a new electoral body in office by the end of April 2025.[Antony Gitonga/Standard]

The process of constituting a substantive Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is underway and the pressure to deliver a credible entity to referee the next General Election is mounting.

A full in-tray awaits the IEBC, which could tentatively be in place by May. Among the tasks its new commissioners will be expected to undertake is a slew of by-elections for constituencies and wards without representation for nearly a year.

At the same time, IEBC is supposed to prepare for a credible 2027 General Election. Concerns have been raised over the delay to reconstitute IEBC, which has contributed to stalling crucial activities like boundary delimitation.