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An IEBC official assists a voter during the Machakos Senatorial seat byelection in machakos county on 18th March 2021.[David Gichuru,Standard]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared vacant four commissioner positions at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Following a resignation spree that began with former commissioner Roselyn Akombe’s soon after the disputed 2017 elections, IEBC has operated under the stewardship of only three commissioners; including chair Wafula Chebukati.
Recent amendments to the IEBC law require that candidates for the positions of commissioner at the body be vetted by a multi-agency panel made up of representatives from Parliament, the Law Society of Kenya and religious organisations.
Covid update: 25 February 2021
25 Feb 2021
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A technician preparing a solar powered refrigerator for a dispensary in Kenya. Solar-powered refrigerators could be a game-changer in Africaâs fight against Covid-19 by helping the continent to store and distribute vaccines, especially in rural and remote areas with no connection to electricity.
As the world is rolling out mass vaccinations against Covid-19, experts from the Global Environment Facility-funded Sure Chill vaccine storage project in Colombia, Eswatini and Kenya add that equipping health facilities not connected to the national grid with solar-powered refrigerators could be key to reaching rural populations.
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