Nairobi, July 2 -- An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) manager has lost a court bid to overturn a disciplinary demotion imposed after she was accused of improperly authorising the release of confidential commission information.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court ruled that the manager, Agatha Wanjiku, challenged the decision too late and could not reclaim the salary and benefits she lost.

Justice Bernard Manani found that she waited more than three years after the IEBC dismissed her internal appeal before asking the court to invalidate the disciplinary action, leaving the court without jurisdiction to revisit the merits of the demotion.

The court found that the case lodged in December 2023 challenging a 201...