Electoral Reforms · The story

Independent Review Commission (IREC)

September 17, 2008 · Democratic transition

Source date
September 17, 2008
Event type
Commission or inquiry
Reform area
Election integrity and technology

30-second brief

The essential point

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The Kriegler Commission delivered its report on 17 September 2008 after reviewing the electoral process. Its official diagnosis identified weaknesses that had damaged the Electoral Commission’s legitimacy after the 2007 election.

Evidence: Supreme Court judgment, paragraph 887

Why it matters

The inquiry supplied an official diagnosis of electoral-management weaknesses after the 2007 election.

Evidence: Supreme Court judgment, paragraph 887

Open the key points and evidence
  1. The inquiry was the Independent Review Commission, or IREC.

    Supreme Court judgment, paragraph 887
  2. It was also known as the Kriegler Commission.

    Supreme Court judgment, paragraph 887
  3. Its report was dated 17 September 2008.

    Supreme Court judgment, paragraph 887
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Official-source wording

What the official record says

The Commission in its report of September 17, 2008, highlighted that the Electoral Commission lacked legitimacy

Verbatim excerpt · Supreme Court judgment, paragraph 887 · Attorney General v Ndii — Supreme Court judgment

The bigger picture

How this change connects

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  1. Responded to
    September 17, 2008 Independent Review Commission (IREC)

    Following the adoption of the Kriegler Report, Parliament enacted the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Act, 2008 to establish the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC) and provided a legal framework for boundaries delimitation.

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Evidence stack

Sources behind this record

  1. Attorney General v Ndii — Supreme Court judgmentSupreme Court judgment, paragraph 887 · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims