The High Court dismissed a petition challenging the legality of the selection and nomination of the new Chairperson and Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The court however quashed their formal appointments for having been made in violation of court orders.
In a ruling delivered by a three-judge bench comprising Lady Justice Roselyne Aburili (presiding), Justice John Chigiti SC, and Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that Gazette Notice No. 7724 and No. 7725, both dated June 10, were published in contravention of interim conservatory orders issued by the court on May 29.
The notices had formally appointed Erastus Edung Etheron as Chairperson of the IEBC and six others as Commissioners.
The court ruled that while the petition lacked merit and failed to demonstrate constitutional or legal violations in the selection and nomination process, the publication of the appointments while interim orders were still in force rendered the gazettement illegal and void.
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