To Restore Trust in IEBC, Appointments to the Commission Must Be Depoliticized.
By Clare Chepkurui Biy: Student, Kabarak University Image: IEBC 001 By Clare Chepkurui Biy_ Kabarak University Kenya’s electoral system has long struggled with credibility issues, as a youth, it pains me when my country struggles every after election while at the heart of this challenge lies the politicization of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ( IEBC ) appointments. The current process, where both the government and opposition nominate individuals for consideration as commissioners, creates a perception of bias. As it stands, whichever political side that forwards a nominee and eventually become the IEBC Chairperson after consideration by the select committee according to our political environment are the "winners" while the opposing side will always question their neutrality. This erodes public trust in the commission and weakens the credibility of our electoral processes no matter how credible or not future elections will be. Political Influen...