Former IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati is Dead

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati is dead.

Chebukati died at night on Thursday February 20.

His demise occurred after he was earlier in the week admitted to a hospital in Nairobi on Monday, February 17, 2024.

A family source said that Chebukati had been declared ‘clinically dead,’ with most of his organs no longer functioning.

Earlier reports indicated that the hospitals asked the family to decide of whether to switch off the life-support machines.

Chebukati Career

Chebukati was a Kenyan Lawyer with interest in corporate governance.

He founded the Cootow and Associates Advocates law in Nairobi in 2006.

He contested for the Saboti Constituency parliamentary seat in 2007 on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket but lost.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Chebukati as IEBC Chairperson on a six-year tenure in January 2017.

Wafula Chebukati officially retired on January 17, 2023, after six years at the helm of the electoral commission.

He oversaw three Kenyan elections during his tenure as chair.

This included the hotly contested 2017 general election, the October 2017 repeat presidential election and the 2022 general elections.

Education

Chebukati had a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Nairobi (UoN).

He attended Lenana High School before joining UoN.

He also held a master’s degree in business administration from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Chebukati was a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the Institute of Certified Secretaries, and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Also Read: Inside Proposal to Bring Back Chebukati and his IEBC Team

Wife & Family

He was Mary Wanyonyi’s husband – Mary is the current Chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA).

Mary served in the Ministry of Lands and Physical planning as the Senior Deputy Accountant General.

She has also worked at the Ministry of Treasury as the Director General in charge of Accounting and Quality Assurance and Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSASB).

Also Read: Wafula Chebukati Profile: Education Background, Career, Family and Net Worth

Additionally, she served in various boards in institutions, including the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Maasai Mara University and the Co-operative University of Kenya.

The accountant holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s in business administration.

Chebukati and Mary had three children.

Among them are firstborn daughter Rachel Chebukati, second born son Jonathan Chebukati, and lastborn son Emmanuel.

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