Juliana Cherera on Monday resigned as IEBC vice chairperson and commissioner.
She wrote to President William Ruto on Monday, notifying him of her resignation from the electoral body.
“It is with immense woe that today I tender my resignation as commissioner and vice chairperson of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission,” reads the letter .
Cherera stated that in her tenure as the commissioner she dispensed her duties diligently, meticulously and put a spirited effort in helping the commission deal with corporate governance issues under very difficult circumstances.
“As vice chairperson, I always advocated for fair treatment and equal opportunity for all staff,” she said.
However, the former VC noted that her cumulative actions done in good faith were unfortunately misjudged and misinterpreted.
After careful consideration of the current events at the commission and with consultation with her family and lawyers, Cherera highlighted that she accepted her stay at the commission was no longer tenable and therefore chose to resign.
“I sincerely thank His excellency William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya for the opportunity accorded to me to serve the republic, God bless,” she said.
Her resignation comes two days after IEBC commissioner Justice Nyang’aya resigned from his position on Friday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation as a commissioner of the IEBC effective today (Friday),” Nyang’aya said in a letter to President William Ruto.
Only fools and sadists find something to celebrate when people who resist the abuse of power are forced out of office. In fact, it’s a monumental tragedy when a nation never cares to know exactly why some of her own entrusted with high office risk so much to question authority. Unfortunately, it will be too late (as usual) for some people here who cheer on these oppressive measures to wake up, and some never will.
No, Shaka, I’m not. All I’m saying is let’s have an open public discussion about the principles we apply in dealing with electoral problems. We set a dangerous precedent when we simply sweep serious issues under the carpet and say, Move on, Waende kabisa, etc. Today the faces in that story are of those four. This will pass, but the problems will remain unresolved. 5, 10 or 15 years later, we shall be dealing with the same problem with new faces, one of whose could be yours, your bro’s or sister’s, your son’s or daughter’s. I don’t know what you’ll say then.