How politics has undermined IEBC making it partisan arbiter

Deputy IEBC chairperson, Juliana Cherera, commissioners Justus Nyangaya, Francis Wanderi and Irene Masit. [File, Standard]

The consequences of politicising constitutional commissions and independent offices are dire. It is even worse to politicise public institutions of governance and democracy.

The latter are the ones that ensure the health, peace and stability of a country. Politics are by nature partisan, divisive and in less mature democracies, violent and negative. We are a young democracy where voters are free to cast their ballots and do so peacefully but most politicians are unwilling to play by the rules and refuse to accept the results of the elections.