Erastus Edung Ethekon
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Erastus Edung Ethekon | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2025 | |
| Appointed by | William Ruto |
| Preceded by | Wafula Chebukati |
| County Attorney of Turkana County | |
| In office 2018–2024 | |
| Governor | Josphat Nanok |
| Preceded by | Inaugural |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Emanikor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 48–49) Turkana, Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (LLB) University of Derby (LLM) University of Liverpool (MSc) Jaume I University (MA) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Erastus Edung Lokaale Ethekon (born 1977) is the current chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya.
Ethekon was born in 1977 in Turkana.[1][2] He enrolled at Starehe Boys’ Centre and School in 1991 and completed in 1995.[3] He later studied law at the University of Nairobi, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 2001 and obtained a postgraduate diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law in 2003.[4]
In 2007, he received a postgraduate certificate in the Implementation of International Human Rights Treaties from the University of Nottingham under the Chevening Scholarship. He afterwards earned a Master of Arts in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies from Universidad Jaume I in Spain in 2012, a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Liverpool in 2013, and a Master of Laws in Oil, Gas and Energy Law from the University of Derby in 2016.[5][6]
His 2016 dissertation was titled, Evaluating Legal, Political and Commercial Risks in the Emerging Oil and Gas Sector in Kenya.[7]