National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale has hit out at those criticising nomination of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson.
There has been criticism that the IEBC chairperson nominee Wafula Chebukati as well as CEO Ezra Chiloba should not work for the same commission since both are from the same county and community.
But while addressing the media in Garissa on Saturday, Duale said that neither the Constitution nor the IEBC Act has provisions that the CEO and chairperson should not come from one community.
“Chiloba applied for the job and was recruited in a very fair, transparent, competitive and vigorous process and so is the current nominee for chairperson. The individuals saying all these things are the ones who believe in ethnic politics,” said Duale.
“Those saying the two cannot work at the commission at the same time because they come from the same community believe in a tribal Kenya. Ours is a country that believes in merit,” he added.