Independent Electoral and BoundariesCommission (IEBC) CEO Ezra Chiloba has defended himself over any wrongdoing.
Chiloba is currently under suspension after being implicated in a Sh1.67 Billion loss of public funds during the repeat presidential election in 2017.
Speaking out for the first time after the suspension, Chiloba argued that a governance problem is at the heart of the scandals at IEBC.
According to the embattled CEO, Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Commissioners were "cannibalizing" the issues between him and his boss.
"The IEBC has a governance problem embedded in a weak institutional design. If there is still no clarity in roles between the commissioners and the secretariat, it does not matter who takes over from me as CEO, or who is appointed to serve as the commission chair," he told Daily Nation during an interview.
He further stated that his role in the 2017 General Election was more pronounced than that of his predecessor.
Chiloba suggested that the commissioners had hampered the work of the commission's secretariat.
"Ideally, the commissioners should insulate the secretariat from external attacks, allowing the Secretariat to carry out its operational role. This strengthens the institution and allows the oversight role of the commissioners to be strategic and impactful; away from the current cannibalism, we witness," Chiloba stated.
Chiloba was recently barred from accessing his office after the court allowed him to resume work.