The race to fill vacant positions at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is intensifying, with hundreds of candidates applying.
A status update from the selection panel indicates that as of Monday, February 10, a total of 339 applications had been received.
With just three days remaining until the deadline, the number of applications was expected to increase.
The vacancies were advertised on February 1.
Addressing the press Tuesday in Nakuru, the panel’s chairperson Nelson Makanda stated that the process is going on smoothly.
As provided for in the IEBC Act Cap. 7C, the Selection Panel, is required to invite applications from qualified persons within seven days of its appointment.
“As a result, the panel proceeded to call for applications from qualified and interested persons through adverts in the print media on Saturday 1st February 2025. This advert was also published in the Special Kenya Gazette on February 3, 2025, as well as on the Parliamentary Service Commission website. So far, we have received 339 applications,” Makanda said.
The panel is undergoing a five-day stakeholder engagement and experience-sharing workshop.
Makanda said they are currently engaging with relevant stakeholders in preparation for the task that lies ahead.
During a session on the recruitment process, Paul Famba who is the Public Service Commission CEO and Secretary took the Panel members through the effective guidelines and criteria for selection and recruitment.
They were also taken through the long listing and shortlisting processes by Margaret Igane the Chief Human Resource Manager Officer, Parliamentary Joint Services.
In yet another session, the panelists were engaged in conducting effective interviews and training and applying the best human resource tools.
The panel also reassured the public that in the process of discharging its mandate, they are guided by the provisions of the Constitution, the IEBC Act Cap 7C as well as other relevant laws that govern the process.
