Juliana Cherera Elected as IEBC Vice-Chairperson

Juliana Cherera has been elected as the new vice-chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Cherera, one of the newly-appointed IEBC commissioners, was unanimously elected to the position during a plenary meeting on Tuesday.

“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,” IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said in a statement on Wednesday.

“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.”

Cherera replaces Consolata Nkatha, who resigned from the commission in April 2018.

She is among the four IEBC commissioners that were recently appointed President Kenyatta. The other three include Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit, and Justus Abonyo.