IEBC COMMISSIONER ROSELYN AKOMBE'S FAMILY FLEE THE COUNTRY FOR FEAR OF THEIR OWN LIVES AFTER RECEIVING DEATH THREATS

Dr Akombe revealed that she also fears for her, saying never before has she felt so insecure.

“I have been to Somalia, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq and even Libya for security assessment missions but on a personal basis I have never felt this insecure,” she said without elaborating.

She was referring to her tour of duty in those countries when she worked in the Department of Political Affairs of the United Nations, before taking leave to take up the IEBC job early this year.

She said that she was yet to report the threats to police, but did not mention why.

On Saturday, Inspector- General of Police Joseph Boinnet said he was not aware of the incident.

“I don’t know anything about what you have just told me. Nothing at all,” he told the Nation.


A week after the August 8th polls, Dr Akombe was pulled out of a US-bound flight at the JKIA and was detained overnight by security officers on grounds she failed to produce clearance from the head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua to leave the country.

It took the intervention of US ambassador Robert Godec to have her released and allowed to proceed with her journey to the United States.

The Ministry of Interior later clarified the code of regulations for public servants and employees of independent commissions required to seek clearance from authorities before travelling abroad.

“The IEBC commissioner has proceeded on her travel after being cleared. There is a code of regulations for public servants and officers. It affects even those in independent commissions because they are not private companies,” Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka said.
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