A significant obstacle to a smooth administrative operation at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in the run-up to and in the near bungling of the August 2022 Presidential Election was the delayed filling of the four vacant positions in the Commission. The now infamous Cherera four were sworn into office in September 2021, hardly a year to the impending General Election of August 2022. The four, including Vice Chair Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit, and Justus Nyang’aya, took up positions that had remained vacant for four years. The previous holders of the positions, including Vice Chairperson Consolata…
