KENYA-IEBC Chair Chebukati appoints deputy national returning officer

- IEBC Vice Chairperson Consolata Nkatha has been appointed as the Deputy National Returning Officer for the fresh presidential election set for Thursday, October 26.
- In a notice signed by IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati named his deputy to deputise him in the role of returning officer for the presidential election.
- Nkatha will deputize Chebukati in his roles of collating and verifying the results from all the polling stations.
- She can also declare the final presidential election result in the absence of the Chairman.
- Kenyans on social media have express their different reactions after IEBC appointed a Deputy National Returning Officer.