Kenya elections: Ex-Ethiopia president to lead Igad observers

Former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu. FILE PHOTO | AFP 

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has appointed Dr Mulatu Teshome, Ethiopia’s former president, to lead its observer mission in the forthcoming Kenyan general election.

Dr Mulatu, who was ceremonial president between 2013 and 2018, will lead the team that is yet to be deployed to Nairobi at the invitation of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).