[Roselyn Akombe in a past event. She says her decsion to quit IEBC was guided by the failure of the commission to make firm decisions.Photo/Nation]
Electoral body IEBC has been dealt a huge blow following resignation of commissioner Roselyn Akombe, with just seven days to October 26th polls.
She was tasked by the commission to oversee controversial printing of presidential ballot papers by the Dubai based Al Ghurair.
and in her statement with the BBC, Akombe accused chair,man Wafula Chebukati of not being bold enough to make decsions.
"Chebukati has not been firm enough and has not asserted his independence he has allowed to be controlled by external forces," she said.
She further said:"How do you proceed with elections yet you know half of the country is not going to participate? The same problems will lead to nullification of results."
Moments after the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as winner in the cancelled August 8th elections, Akombe is said to have been blocked when trying to make his way out of the country.
Her resignation comes at the time opposition leader Raila Odinga maintains that he will not participate in October polls until reforms are implemented in IEBC.