Kenya: Race to Succeed Issack Hassan Kicks Off With Interviews

19 December 2016

Nairobi — The search for the next chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) kicked off on Monday, with interviewees laying emphasis on engagement with politicians and political parties as the critical component to holding credible elections.

Former Mombasa Mayor Taib Ali Taib and former Judicial Service Commissioner Florence Mwangangi who were the first to face the IEBC Selection Panel, were categorical that it was going to be an uphill task to restore public confidence in the polls agency without involving the political class.

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