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IEBC commissioners from left Paul Kurgat, Margaret Mwachanya and Consolata Maina. [George Njunge/Standard]
Two former electoral commissioners have accused the current chair, Wafula Chebukati of micromanaging the agency in the run up to the 2017 polls.
Paul Kurgat and Margaret Mwachanya accused Chebukati of dragging them into the direct procurement of the Kenya Integrated Electoral Management System (KIEMS) kit from Safran Morpho against the law.
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