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IEBC Selection Panel

27 January, 2025 · 2010 constitutional era

Source date
27 January, 2025
Event type
Institutional change
Reform area
Institutions and checks

30-second brief

The essential point

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The nine-member IEBC selection panel was sworn in on 27 January 2025 after the High Court lifted earlier stay orders. Parliament’s account says the panel members were responsible for recruiting nominees for chairperson and commissioner positions.

Evidence: Article body, first three paragraphs

Why it matters

It establishes when the panel members took their oaths and how Parliament described their recruitment responsibility.

Evidence: Article body, first three paragraphs

Open the key points and evidence

  1. The selection panel was sworn in on 27 January 2025.

    Article body, first three paragraphs

  2. Parliament names nine members of the panel.

    Article body, first three paragraphs

  3. Their stated responsibility was to recruit nominees for IEBC chairperson and member positions.

    Article body, first three paragraphs
Full recordAccount and consequence

Official-source wording

What the official record says

The Chief Justice Hon. Martha Koome presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Members to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel, on Monday 27 January, 2025. This comes after a decision made by the High Court on Friday 24 January, 2025, which lifted the earlier stay orders barring their appointment. The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees for the positions of Chairperson and members of IEBC.

Verbatim excerpt · Article body, first three paragraphs · Parliament of Kenya — IEBC Selection Panel swearing-in

Connections

People, institutions and law

  • Martha Koome · Chief Justice; presided over the swearing-in — The Chief Justice Hon. Martha Koome presided over the swearing-in ceremony
  • Kiome Lindah Gakii · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Oloo Adams · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • James Evans Misati · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Koki Muli Grignon · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Carolene Kituku · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Tanui Andrew Kipkoech · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Nelson Makanda · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees
  • Fatuma Saman · Member of the IEBC selection panel — The nine Members; Kiome Lindah Gakii, Oloo Adams, James Evans Misati, Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore, Koki Muli Grignon, Carolene Kituku, Tanui Andrew Kipkoech, Nelson Makanda and Fatuma Saman will be responsible for the recruitment of nominees

The bigger picture

How this change connects

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  1. JULY 9, 2024 Assent to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 10 of 2024)
    Preceded
    27 January, 2025 IEBC Selection Panel

    The signing of this bill paves the way for the establishment of the selection panel for appointing IEBC commissioners

    Official link · View official evidence

Evidence stack

Sources behind this record

  1. Parliament of Kenya — IEBC Selection Panel swearing-inArticle body, first three paragraphs · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims