Juliana Cherera elected as IEBC vice-chairperson

Juliana Cherera, one of the newly-appointed IEBC commissioners has been unanimously elected vice-chairperson of the commission.

She takes over the position which was left vacant following the resignation of Connie Nkatha, who resigned from the commission in April 2018 and was in October last year nominated by President Kenyatta to be Kenya’s deputy head of mission in Moscow, Russia.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ms. Cherera was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Commission in a Plenary meeting held on Tuesday, September 14.

“The Commission is pleased to announce to members of the public and stakeholders that Commissioner Juliana Whonge Cherera, was unanimously elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Commission in a Plenary meeting held at the Commission Boardroom on Tuesday 14th. September 2021,” reads the statement.

“The Commission would like to assure all stakeholders and the public in general of its commitment to delivering a free, fair and credible 2022 General Election that meets the democratic aspirations of the people of Kenya.”