Wafula Chebukati

Wafula Wanyonyi Chebukati
Wafula Wanyonyi Chebukati
	Chebukati in 2022
Born	22 December 1961; Bungoma County, Kenya
Nationality	Kenyan
Citizenship	Kenya
Alma mater	University of Nairobi; Bachelor of Law; Kenya School of Law; Post Graduate Diploma ; JKUAT; Master of Business Administration
Occupation	Kenyan Lawyer
Known for	Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Governance, Dispute Resolution
Title	Chairperson, IEBC

Wafula Wanyonyi Chebukati is the chairman of the IEBC, Kenya's elections regulatory agency. He was appointed to the position on a six-year tenure in January 2017[1][2] by the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta following his nomination in December 2016.[3][4] He succeeded[5][6] Ahmed Issack Hassan.

Career

Chebukati is a Kenyan lawyer with an interest in corporate governance. In 2006 he founded a Nairobi-based law firm Cootow & Associates Advocates.

He was a politician belonging to the Orange Democratic Movement,[7] and once contested the Saboti Constituency parliamentary seat in the year 2007.

In Jan 2017 he joined IEBC as Chair[8] and has so far overseen three elections: 2017 Kenyan general election, October 2017 Kenyan presidential election[9][10] and the 2022 Kenyan general election.[11][12]

Early life and education

He holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nairobi,[13] and Master of Business Administration from the JKUAT. He is a member of LSK, Institute of Certified Secretaries, and ICJ.

References

Capital FM, 18 Jan 2017 President Kenyatta Appoints Chebukati To Head IEBC
The Standard, 18 Jan 2017 Uhuru Kenyatta appoints Chebukati as new IEBC Chairman
Citizen Digital, 29 Dec 2016 Uhuru Nominates Chebukati As IEBC Chair
Nation, 30 Dec 2016 Uhuru nominates Wafula Chebukati to succeed Issack Hassan as IEBC boss
Standard, 20 Jan 2017 Issack Hassan hands over office to new IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati
The-Star, 20Jan 2017 Time up: Issack Hassan hands over to new IEBC boss Chebukati
Nation, 10 Jan 2017 I resigned from ODM, IEBC boss-nominee Wafula Chebukati says
The-Star, 20 Jan 2017 Chebukati, commissioners sworn in to head IEBC
Standard, 30 Oct 2017 Kenyans react after Chebukati declares Uhuru winner
KBC, 30 Oct 2017 IEBC Chair Chebukati declares Uhuru Kenyatta President-elect
The-Star, 16 Aug 2022 Big split in IEBC as Chebukati declares Ruto president-elect
Capital FM, 2 Sep 2022 Chebukati Defends Executive Powers In Declaring Ruto President-Elect
Mpasho, 15 Aug 2022 10 things you didn't know about Wafula Chebukati

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[1] Capital FM, 18 Jan 2017 President Kenyatta Appoints Chebukati To Head IEBC

[2] The Standard, 18 Jan 2017 Uhuru Kenyatta appoints Chebukati as new IEBC Chairman

[3] Citizen Digital, 29 Dec 2016 Uhuru Nominates Chebukati As IEBC Chair

[4] Nation, 30 Dec 2016 Uhuru nominates Wafula Chebukati to succeed Issack Hassan as IEBC boss

[5] Standard, 20 Jan 2017 Issack Hassan hands over office to new IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati

[6] The-Star, 20Jan 2017 Time up: Issack Hassan hands over to new IEBC boss Chebukati

[7] Nation, 10 Jan 2017 I resigned from ODM, IEBC boss-nominee Wafula Chebukati says

[8] The-Star, 20 Jan 2017 Chebukati, commissioners sworn in to head IEBC

[9] Standard, 30 Oct 2017 Kenyans react after Chebukati declares Uhuru winner

[10] KBC, 30 Oct 2017 IEBC Chair Chebukati declares Uhuru Kenyatta President-elect

[11] The-Star, 16 Aug 2022 Big split in IEBC as Chebukati declares Ruto president-elect

[12] Capital FM, 2 Sep 2022 Chebukati Defends Executive Powers In Declaring Ruto President-Elect

[13] Mpasho, 15 Aug 2022 10 things you didn't know about Wafula Chebukati