How can an electoral system be considered fully inclusive when the people running it are denied the opportunity to participate in it?
By
Eric Kasina
Climate action enthusiast, Communications specialist
Windward Communications Consultancy
A new team was appointed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) last year. With this transition comes a fresh opportunity to reform Kenya's electoral system. One issue that deserves urgent attention is the quiet disenfranchisement of polling officials.
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