Hero or villain: Chebukati rode many storms to his very last day

He spent his sunset days at the electoral commission a jovial man. Wafula Chebukati, who died on Thursday evening aged 63, relished media appearances after the Supreme Court found out that he had presided over a credible presidential election in 2022.

The former chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had earned the approval he needed, which he hoped would whitewash his previous legacy of bungling a presidential election.