The IEBC purge raises 2027 poll fears after major senior staff shake up


DCP Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua (center) and his wife Dorcas Rigathi (right) flanked by Deputy Party leader Cleophas Malala (left) with his supporters at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly before he left for the United States of America on August 26th, 2026. He has condemned increased use of goonism by politicians to settle scores during election campaigns. (Kanyiri Wahito, Standard)

The recent purge by the  Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has elicited mixed reactions from the political players even as the sources within the commission murmur that the Electoral body faces the next year’s general election divided along the political lines.

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