The Star Newspaper last year named IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati person of the year. Different people came out to react to Star Newspaper's move.

Wafula Wanyonyi Chebukati was the former chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Chebukati managed to withstand the political heat as well as controversies during and after the elections. His calmness could be seen by Kenyans anytime he had to do a press conference even when tough questions were posed.

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Kericho Senator, Aaron Cheruiyot reacted to the accomplishment achieved by IEBC Chairman, Wafula Chebukati. Chebukati left office on January 17 this year. 

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Now, Cheruiyot reinstated that Chebukati chose to stand with the truth by announcing William Ruto as the President of Kenya against all odds even as the Cherera 4 ganged up against him.



"Truly deserving. When Kenya was on the brink, he chose to stand by the truth. That truth set the country free. When the full account is recorded, n the bias lenses of politics are removed, Kenyans will appreciate in full what this man did on Aug 15th 2022." Senator Aaron Cheruiyot's tweet.

The Kericho senator went ahead to state that IEBC Chairman, Wafula Chebukati will live to be remembered by generations to come due to his efforts which helped Kenya become peaceful. 


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Wafula Chebukati presided over the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) from January 2017 until January 2023. Chebukati received criticism for how he handled the elections while in office, including claims of anomalies and a lack of transparency. However, the claims he faced were not new since all the previous IEBC chairpersons like the late Samuel Kivuitu experienced the same, especially from the opposition.