The Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IIEC) was set up on May 7, 2009. The commission was set up to replace the previously disbanded
Electoral Commission of Kenya Electoral Commission of Kenya refers to the now defunct commission that was disbanded by the 10th Parliament in 2008 and replaced with the Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya. Samuel Kivuitu the last Chairman of the Commission and th ...
that was widely blamed for the election violence after the
Kenyan general election, 2007
General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections.
Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity (PN ...
. The commissioners were sworn in on May 11, 2009.
"I.I.E.C Agenda"
IIEC, 2009
Commissioners
* Ahmed Issack Hassan- Chair
* Simiyu Abuid Wasike
* Winnie Guchu
* Yusuf Nzibo
* Davis Chirchir
* Douglas Mwashigadi
* Hamara Ibrahim Adan
* Ken Nyaundi
* Tiyah Galgalo
The Interim Independent Electoral Commission was later replaced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in the year 2011 through the making of the Constitution of Kenya. The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising referen ...
(IEBC).
See also
* Constitution of Kenya
The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme law of the Republic of Kenya. There have been three significant versions of the constitution, with the most recent redraft being enabled in 2010. The constitution was presented to the Attorney General ...
* Harmonized Draft Constitution of Kenya, 2009
*Kriegler Commission
The Kriegler Commission, officially The Independent Review Commission (IREC), was an international commission of inquiry established by the Government of Kenya in February 2008 to Inquire into all aspects of the 2007 General elections with particul ...
* 10th Kenyan Parliament The 10th Parliament of Kenya saw the National Assembly opened on 15 January 2008. This following the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) of Raila Odinga winning a majority in the 2007 parliamentary elections. Raila was a candidate in the presidential ...
* Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission of Kenya
References
External links
Interim Independent Electoral Commission
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Politics of Kenya
Law of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...