President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday appointed nine nominees to the new IEBC commissioners selection panel.

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They include four persons - two men and two women, nominated by the Parliamentary Service Commission;

1. Evans Monari

2. Mary Karen Kigen –Sorobit

3. Tom Mbaluto (Rtd) Justice

4. Ogla Chepkemoi Karani

One person nominated by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops;

5. Bernadette W. Musundi

One person nominated by the National Council of Churches of Kenya;

6. Peter Karanja Mwangi (Rev.) Canon

One person nominated by the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims, the National Muslim Leaders Forum and the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya;

7. Abdulghafur H.S. El-Busaidy (Prof.)

One person nominated by the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya; 

8. David Oginde (Dr.) Bishop

And one person nominated by the Hindu Council of Kenya.

9. Rajesh Rawal

The nine outgoing IEBC Commissioners sent the President a joint resignation letter on October 4, 2016.

They will, however, stay in office until new Commissioners are sworn in.