Lilian Bokeeye Mahiri- Zaja appointed IEBC Vice-Chair.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) held its first formal plenary session Wednesday 23rd Nov.2011

In the session, the Commissioners elected Ms. Lilian Bokeeye Mahiri- Zaja as the Vice-Chairperson of the IEBC. Chapter 15 of the Constitution, which deals with appointments at Commissions and Independent Offices, states that the members of a Commission shall elect a vice-chairperson from among themselves but the chairperson and vice-chairperson must not be of the same gender.

Ms.Bokeeye Mahiri has vast experience in public service. She has worked at State Law Office as a State Council and most recently as the Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs.  She is a Lawyer and an Advocate and holds LLB and LLM degrees.

Congrats Lilian. The Kuria girl_child, just stopped crawling, she stood up and guess what, made a baby step. She is walking!