Nairobi, Oct. 15 -- The nomination of a director with the electoral agency who had a starring role in the August 2017 presidential petition as the country's inaugural data commissioner has caused jitters in political circles.
As the director of voter registration and election operations at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Immaculate Kassait was a key player in the disputed polls and now MPs are questioning her integrity and suitability for the position.
The legislators, who did not want to go on record, accused Ms Kassait of being IEBC's face of impunity in the management of data during the hearing of the Supreme Court petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election. At the time, the IEBC flatly de...