Election commissioners quit after months of protests

All 10 members of Kenya’s election commission have resigned, the government said on Wednesday, after months of protests by the opposition which accused the body of bias that made it unfit to oversee elections due next August. The resignations at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) are the result of cross-party talks to address […]

All 10 members of Kenya’s election commission have resigned, the government said on Wednesday, after months of protests by the opposition which accused the body of bias that made it unfit to oversee elections due next August.
The resignations at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) are the result of cross-party talks to address grievances voiced at weekly protests that began in April in which at least four people were killed, raising concerns of a return to election-related violence. The government said last week that a negotiating committee had agreed with IEBC to “facilitate the orderly and dignified exit of current commissioners and ensure a seamless transition”.