The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice-chairperson Juliana Cherera has finally resigned.
Her resignation letter to President William Ruto dated Monday, December 5, said that her decision to exit was reached at after serious consultations with her family and lawyers and that her “stay at the commission is no longer tenable.”
“It is with immense woe that today I tender my resignation as commissioner and vice chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC),” Cherera said.
Cherera said since joining the commission, she dispensed her duties diligently and in good faith but her efforts were misjudged and misinterpreted.
“Since joining the commission, I have dispensed my duties diligently, and meticulously and put a spirited effort in helping the commission deal with corporate governance issues under very difficult circumstances,
“However my cumulative actions done in good faith are unfortunately misjudged and misinterpreted, she said.
Cherera is the second commissioner to hand in her resignation after Justus Nyang’aya decided to vacate his post on Friday, December 2.
In his resignation Nyang’aya termed the decision to step aside as having been motivated by the desire to put the interests of the country above his own, adding that he arrived at the conclusion after praying about it.
“I have always endeavored to act in the best interest of the country, although my actions, taken in good faith have been misconstrued. I am grateful that I have been given an opportunity to serve our great nation and intend to continue doing so in other capacities,” Ngang’aya said.
The two are among the four want-away commissioners who disowned the August 9, presidential results announced by IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati over what they termed as the ‘opaque nature of the results.
Their resignation comes just days after President William Ruto suspended the four after the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) recommended their suspension.
