IIEC has cautioned against making a rush decision into embracing electronic voting. IIEC chairman Isaack Hassan said while it is enevitable to adopt high technology in election management, it must be done with assurances that it would lead to a transparent process. Hassan was speaking during the

Former Maendeleo ya Wanawake chairperson Zipporah Kittony has praised the move by cabinet to give most of the 80 new constituencies to women. She said this will help in the fulfilment of gender parity in key sectors of governance.

Kenyans will know the fate of the 80 new contituencies by February next year if the IEBC is formed by November. According to Chief Electoral Office James Oswago, within four months of the formation of the IEBC, the new units will be known. The IIEC has put in place mechanisms to ensure a smooth t

David Makali says it is in the interest of the nation that Kenya gets a credible and impartial electoral body. The foundation has been laid by enacting the IEBC Act and subsequent Select Panel that is to nominate those to seat in the panel. It is sad that politicians want to interfere with the el

Mutula Kilonzo has urged politicians to keep off the Select Panel that will nominate those to sit in the IEBC. He asked them to direct their complaints through the CIOC. Mutula added that the panel was doing a good job.

Dr. Ekuru Aukot, the chair of the Select Panel to nominate IEBC members has defended itself against accusations of political influence. He was emphatic that every applicant was given a chance during the selection process but admitted that it is impossible to satisfy everyone. The applicants were

John Nyaosi affirms that the aftermath of the 2007 elections should inform the electoral Select Panel to guarantee fairness and transparency in the nomination of the the IEBC members. It is apparent that the Panel is above petty politics that will polarise the already tense political atmosphere.<

Suspicion has marred the list of applicants who will be interviewed to fill the new IEBC commissioners posts. This is because Dr. Ekuru Aukot who heads the Select Panel was nominated by Raila Odinga and the Panel has left out many of those who served in the IIBRC and current IIEC. The concerns ar