New Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon and six commissioners have been sworn into office, at an event held at the Supreme Court Buildings.
Edung took his oath of office alongside six commissioners, who will serve a six-year term.
The commissioners are Ann Njeri Nderitu, Moses Alutalala Mukhwana, Mary Karen Sorobit, Hassan Noor Hassan, Francis Odhiambo Aduol and Fahima Araphat Abdallah.
The swearing-in ceremony on Friday, presided by Chief Justice Martha Koome, paved the way for the seven to formally assume their roles at the Electoral Commission.
It came after President William Ruto formally gazette the appointments to regularise the process following a recent High Court ruling.
In Gazette Notice No. 9269, dated July 10, 2025, Ruto appointed Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the IEBC for the stipulated period.
In a separate Gazette Notice No. 9270, also dated July 10, 2025, Ruto named six individuals to serve as IEBC commissioners for a similar term.
On Thursday, the High Court quashed earlier gazettements but gave green light for the appointments to be lawfully reissued.
Justices Roselyne Aburili, John Chigiti and Bahati Mwamuye found that Gazette Notices No. 7724 and 7725, dated June 10, 2025, violated interim conservatory orders issued on May 29, 2025.
As a result, the initial Gazette Notice was quashed, necessitating a fresh publication in line with the judgment.
The three-judge bench however declined to nullify the appointments, stating that the defect lay in the process of formalisation and not in the merit of the individuals appointed.
