Erastus Edung Ethekon was on Thursday, May 8 nominated as the next Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson by President William Ruto.
As required by the Constitution, Ethekon’s name has since been forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration and approval, in accordance with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act as well as the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act (Chapter 7F, Laws of Kenya).
But who is Erastus Edung Ethekon?
Prior to his nomination to head the country’s electoral commission, Ethekon has been practising as a Consultant Partner at the Northern Consulting Solution and E. Ethekon & Co. Advocates (2004-Present).
He started his career in 2007 as a Programs Management Specialist at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), serving in that role up to 2015.
In 2016, he switched roles and became the Programme Advisor at the UNDP, Regional Service Centre for Africa & Africa Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ethekon also worked as a Program Coordinator & Chief Technical Advisor on Area Based Development Programming in Kenya, UNRCO (2015-2018).
In 2018, Ethekon was appointed the County Attorney in the Office of the County Attorney in the County Government of Turkana, a position he served for six years (2018-2024).
Ethekon’s academic qualifications
- Master of Laws (LLM) Degree in Oil, Gas & Energy Law from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom (2016),
- Master of Science (MSc.) Degree in Project Management from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom (2013),
- Master of Arts (MA) Degree in Peace Conflict & Development Studies from Universidad Joume tin Valencia Spain (2012),
- Post Graduate Certificate in implementation of International Human Rights Treaties (British Foreign & Commonwealth Chevening Fellowship) from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom (2007),
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kanyo School of Government (2003), and
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Nairobi (2001).
