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IEBC under siege: Key issues poll official Roselyn Akombe raised on her resignation
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati (second rigfht), vice-chair Consolata Nkatha Bucha Maina (left) Commissioners Paul Kibiwott Kurgat and Dr Roselyn Kwamboka Akombe after holding meeting with diplomats at the Bomas of Kenya on Monday, October 02, 2017. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG.
The resignation of Kenya's electoral agency official Roselyn Akombe has exposed a heavily-divided team at the commission led by a chairman who does not seem to be fully in charge.
Dr Akombe fled to New York and resigned Wednesday morning, saying she did not feel safe, and that, as currently constituted, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cannot hold a credible election on October 26.
