Wafula Chebukati, the outgoing chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), has handed over his exit report to President William Ruto, marking the end of his tenure.
The handover ceremony took place on Tuesday at State House, alongside other 15 commissions that were also handing over their exit reports.
Mr. Chebukati delivered the report on behalf of the entire electoral body, along with a post-election evaluation report that was released on Monday.
Shortly after, he took the podium and reiterated that he is happy with how the August 2022 election went and that they have laid the groundwork for the next team that will run the elections.
“What we have here is our exit report together with our post-election evaluation report making the end of the last phase of the election cycle and the beginning of the new one to 2027,” he said.
He also expressed confidence that the commission will remain steadfast under the leadership of CEO Hussein Marjan and the incoming team of commissioners.
“We ran a free fair credible and transparent election in 2022. We have put in place structures that the new team should build on, we have standard operating procedures and manuals. We have a strong secretariat led by our CEO Marjan,” he said.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Attorney General Justin Muturi, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi were also in attendance.
Chebukati leaves alongside commissioners Abdi Guliye and Boya Molu.
