Former IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati Is Dead

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati is reported to have passed on while undergoing treatment in a Nairobi hospital.

Chebukati had reportedly been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for nearly a week, and had been receiving medical care at home before his condition worsened, prompting his admission.

Details regarding his illness remain private as well as the cause of hsi death, with close family sources confirming that he had been battling health complications for some time.

Prior to his death, Chebukati served as the IEBC chairperson for six years until 2023 when he retired. In the course of his tenure, he presided over the 2017 and 2022 elections.

Born on December 22, 1961, the 63 year old studied at the Lenana High School in Nairobi County, before he later joined the University of Nairobi (UoN) to study Bachelor's degree in Law.

Chebukati also pursued a master's degree in Business administration from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).

As a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and International Court of Justice (ICJ), Chebukati came into the limelight in 2007 when he vied for the Saboti Member of Parliament seat.

As a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Chebukati came into the limelight in 2007 when he vied for the Saboti Member of Parliament seat.

However, despite vying for the seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket, the former IEBC chairperson lost the elections to Eugene Wamalwa who at the time vied on a Party of National Unity (PNU) ticket.

It was after the loss that Chebukati resigned from ODM and applied for the IEBC chairperson role to which he was nominated by former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

In 1990, Chebukati tied the knot with his wife Mary Chebukati and was blessed with three children, a girl and two boys, Jonathan, and Emmanuel and a daughter, Rachael, who he now leaves behind.

As of 2022, Chebukati's net worth was estimated at Ksh120 million, while his gross salary as IEBC chairperson was approximately Ksh900,000.