Kenya: High Court Nullifies Ruto's IEBC Appointments but Allows Regularisation

Kenya: High Court Nullifies Ruto's IEBC Appointments but Allows Regularisation

Nairobi -- A three-judge bench of the High Court in Nairobi has quashed the appointments of the Chairperson and Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), ruling that the process violated an existing court order.

High Court quashes Ruto’s appointment of IEBC commissioners

Court upholds IEBC nominations but nullifies Ruto's gazettement

The court found no fault in the nomination process itself.

Kenya: Ruto Appoints New Head Of Electoral Commission

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Kenya’s President has approved a new chairperson for the country’s electoral commission, along with new commissioners, a notice issued by the government has indicated. William Ruto, elected in 2022, appointed the new chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, along with six commissioners. The appointees, inaugurated Friday, will serve for the next six years, the notice issued late on Thursday says. Th…

Kenya's New IEBC chairperson Erastus Ethekon, commissioners sworn in

The commissioners, led by the new chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, took their oath of office before Chief Justice Martha Koome at the Supreme Court on Friday, just a day after a three-judge bench of the High Court cleared their appointments. Seven commissioners of the Independent Electoral

Why Ruto has been forced to reappoint IEBC team

The High Court has dismissed a petition that challenged the selection and nomination of the new chairperson and commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).  In a judgment delivered on July 10, 2025, the court found the petition lacking merit but quashed the official gazette notices that appointed the nominees, citing a procedural breach. The ruling creates a complex situation where the selection process for the s…