Two centers of power are to blame for the troubles bedeviling the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
According to Midriff Human Rights Network, Executive Director Joseph Omondi, competition between the IEBC secretariat and the commissioners was the genesis of the commissions’ troubles.
Omondi observes that powerful forces within the IEBC secretariat and the commissioners were competing for tenders’ something he says created a rift within the commission.
“There was a problem from the start because we have two centers of powers within the commission. A section of the commissioners were interested in tenders and this is where the problem began,” said Omondi.
The human rights activist also argues that political interference from both divides is partly to blame for the troubles within the commission.
He said that the commission has failed to exercise its independence because the commissioners have in the past not been appointed based on merit but on political party interests.
On the issue of resignation of the three commissioners, Omondi accused them of not being genuine.
He added that the same issues the three were raised were the same raised by former commissioner Roslyn Akombe when she resigned but the three rubbished her.
“When you look at some of the issue raised by these three you will realize that they are the same issue raised by Akombe but the same commissioners ganged up against her,” said Omondi.