Morris Kimuli has been sworn-in as a member of the select panel that will recruit four Independent Electoral Board Commissioners(IEBC).
This comes after President Uhuru Kenyatta revoked the appointment of Dorothy Jemator in a gazette notice.
“I appoint Morris Kimuli to be a member of the selection panel for the selection of nominees for the appointment of members of the IBEC. The appointment of Kimengech Dorothy Jemator is revoked,” read the notice.
Both Kimuli and Jemator were nominated by Law Society of Kenya.
Jemator was the seventh member who was to be sworn in but her appointment was suspended by Justice Antony Mrima following LSK disagreements.
The disagreement came about when Nelson Havi nominated a different representative, Kimuli from the faction led by CEO Mercy Wambua.
This is not the first time the majority in the LSK council objected actions by its president without following the law and regulations.
In March, the council revoked several appointments that Havi had made in October last year on the grounds that he did not follow regulations.
According to section 87((2) provides that “the Council shall consider all applications received and shall make a decision on the qualified person for nomination to a relevant office.
The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK) are the other two institutions which have slots at the panel.
The panel was formed to fill vacancies left following the exit of commissioners Roselyne Akombe, Margaret Mwachanya, Consolata Nkatha and Paul Kurgat.