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Juliana Cherera has been appointed as the new vice chairperson of Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The IEBC had been without a chairman since Connie Maina's resignation in 2018. She became the topic of discussion on August 15, 2022, when she led four commissioners to reject presidential results.
Early Childhood and Education
Juliana Whonge Cherera was born in Kenya's Mombasa County.

Juliana received a Master of Education in Leadership and Education Management. She also got a Master's degree from Kenya Methodist University and a Bachelor of Education in Arts from Kenyatta University, where she specialized in Kiswahili and Geography.

Juliana began her career as a school teacher and has over 18 years of experience in the management and education sectors. She also served as the Chief Officer of the Mombasa County Government's Strategic Delivery Unit.

She served on the Mombasa County Emergency Household Relief and Nutritional Support Project Coordination Committee, as Secretary of the Mombasa County Economic Recovery and Legacy Strategy, and as a member of the Kenya Devolution Support Program Committee before to joining IEBC.

Joining the IEBC
The IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati, named Juliana Cherera as the new elected Vice Chairperson of the IEBC. She was chosen unanimously in a plenary assembly on September 14, 2021.

Rejecting Election Results
Juliana and the other three commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) held a press conference on August 15, 2022 at the Serena Hotel to deny the presidential results announced by the chairman, Wafula Chebukati. According to the findings, William Samoei Ruto of the UDA Political Party was proclaimed the winner with 7,152,655 votes, while his opponent, Raila Amolo Odinga, received 6,942,708 votes.

While Juliana spoke to members of the press, her team stated that they are not included in the final step of tallying due to "opaqueness" in the voting process.