At 5.23 pm on 15 August, Kenya's most eagerly awaited official arrived at the Bomas Cultural Centre in Nairobi. Escorted by police officers, the chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati, was about to end six days of counting and checking. He was ready to announce the victory of Deputy President William Ruto over Raila Odinga in the presidential election, despite support for the latter from the incumbent head of state, Uhuru Kenyatta. This came at the
Inner Circle | Kenya
Who are the seven figures at the heart of the Electoral Commission crisis?
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By Noé Michalon
No sooner had William Ruto's victory in the 9 August presidential election been declared than there was an unexpected division in the Electoral Commission, part of which refused to recognise the results. This split is now at the heart of several appeals at the Supreme Court.
