GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 14890

WHEREAS the High Court of Kenya in Constitutional Petition No. E364 of 2020 declared section 2 (a) of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2020 as unconstitutional; effectively annulling the composition of the Selection Panel as set out under paragraph 1 (2) of the First Schedule to the Act; WHEREAS a Bill to remedy the lacuna in the selection process of the Chairperson and Members of the IEBC was published, passed by both Houses of Parliament, and assented to by the President on 23rd January, 2023; WHEREAS the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2023 came into force on the 7th February, 2023, by dint of the lapse of the fourteen (14) days’ constitutional timeline set out under Article 116 (2) of the Constitution; and WHEREAS pursuant to the aforesaid amendments, the membership of the Selection Panel now features representatives of: the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Public Service Commission, the Political Parties Liaison Committee, the Law Society of Kenya, and the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya: NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7A (2) of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, 2011 as read with paragraph 1 (1) of the First Schedule to the Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, declare vacancies in the positions of— (a) Chairperson; and (b) Five Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Dated the 14th February, 2023. WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, President.