The 2017 general elections were plagued by procurement and logistical blunders that cost the taxpayers millions of shillings.
However, IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba has defended himself, saying many of the tenders were done before he took office.
These tenders include one where faulty voter identification kits were delivered.
This came to light on Tuesday when he, Chiloba, appeared before the special parliamentary committee that was investigating the shady contracts that awarded in before and during the election period.
In the report before the MPs, the Auditor General established that IEBC in the financial year 2014-2015 had an expenditure of Sh2.4 billion for general purposes, which included Sh2.01 billion for payment of bills.
Among the anomalies identified the report is one where Sh259 million was paid to Face Technologies, a South African company for the delivery of Electronic Voter Identification Devices.
The MPs questioned how and why the amount was paid, considering the products delivered never worked and there was no value for money invested.
“I agree with Hon Junet Mohamed that issues were raised at the time, there were issues to do with legal obligations on our part as the commission,” said Chiloba.
The parliamentary watchdog commissioned questioned Chiloba’s decision to approve the payment of despite the mass failure of the election technology especially in 2013.
However, Chiloba tossed the blame back to his predecessors, whom he said were responsible for the contracts.