IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, together with six Commissioners, brief media at PrideInn Paradise, Shanzu in Mombasa on July 19, 2025. [Robert Menza, Standard] New Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Ethekon has urged politicians to stop making claims of election rigging ahead of the 2027 polls. Speaking publicly for the first time since his swearing-in last week, Ethekon acknowledged heightened political activity as the country gears up for the next polls. “We are beginning to witness heightened engagement, but we are urging politicians to desist from such sentiments,” he said while speaking in Shanzu, Mombasa on Saturday,…