IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati has welcomed the decision by president William Ruto to gazette the impending vacancies at the commission.
The president on Saturday gazetted job openings at the commission for the position of the IEBC chair and two commissioners
The three, including Chebukati, are set for retirement on January 17, 2023, after serving a non-renewable term of 6 years.
In response to the gazettement of the vacancies, Chebukati said:
"I wish to welcome the decision to gazette impending vacancies for the positions of IEBC Chairperson and 2 Commissioners which will officially be vacant from 18/1/2023. This will ensure smooth transition and retention of institutional memory which has previously not been the case."
On Saturday, the President put out a public notice constituting a panel for the recruitment of the next IEBC chairman and two commissioners.
The two commissioners exiting the commission are Boya Molu and Abdi Guliye.
The trio was appointed on January 18, 2017.
Four other commissioners Juliana Cherera, Justus Nyangaya, Francis Wanderi and Irene Masit took office in September 2021.
They will equally serve for a non-renewable term of six years
