Nairobi, Nov. 10 -- President William Ruto's nomination of Mr James Muhati as Economic Planning Principal Secretary marked yet another addition to a growing list of past electoral officials who have landed plum state jobs.

Mr Muhati, who had been appointed by Dr Ruto's predecessor as Huduma Kenya's chief executive, a position that placed him at the centre of the August 2022 polls, left the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on March 25, 2020.

A day after he exited the IEBC, where he served as information technology boss, Mr Muhati was named by then President Uhuru Kenyatta to the Huduma Kenya job.

Other former electoral commissioners who went on to land plum positions include former IEBC Secretary and Chief Executiv...