IEBC chairman and commissioner Dr Roselyn Akombe at a past press briefing. [Photo|Courtesy]As the country prepares for a fresh presidential election in October, IEBC Commissioner Dr Roselyn Akombe's brother fled the country alongside his family, following threats to his life.Akombe said the threats were indirectly sent to her, through the brother, a move that saw her brother, wife and three children leave the country through Namanga border on September 5."He left the country last week when the threats became too much. He is a man who loves this country and had always resisted our attempts to get him something to do abroad. I feel responsible for it," said the IEBC official.The brother worked in one of the government ministries. He deliberately avoided going through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for security reasons, travelled to Namanga by road, and later crossed the border to the neighbouring Tanzania before reaching his unrevealed destination.Akombe noted that threats to her 34-year-old brother had made her feel insecure, more than she had ever felt, despite working in volatile environments, while at the United Nations."I have been to Somalia, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq and even Libya for security assessment missions but on a personal basis I have never felt this insecure," Akombe confined to the Daily Nation.
She is however yet to report the matter to the police.