Facts on Roselyne Akombe’s Alleged Death

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A File Photo of Former IEBC Commissioner Roselyne Akombe//Photo Courtesy

On Monday, social media was awash with news that former IEBC commissioner Roselyne Akombe was murdered in the USA.

According to one notorious blog in the Country, Akombe was allegedly strangled and her lifeless body later found in her bedroom.

Well,confirmed reports now show that Akombe is alive and going about her daily routines in the USA.

Leon Lidigu, a journalist has confirmed that he spoke to Dr. Akombe who confirmed that she is very much okay.

“Just spoke to Dr. Akombe on phone . She is very much okay and has been chairing a meeting at work all day . Ignore the untrue stories from unreliable blogs,” Tweeted Leon.

Dr. Akombe will be remembered for having resigned from her position as an IEBC Commissioner on October, 2017 a few days to the repeat Presidential Elections.

Dr Akombe announced her resignation in a statement sent from New York, where she was based as she worked for the UN before she took the IEBC job.

In the statement, Dr Akombe said the October 26, 2017 repeat election as planned back then could not meet the basic expectations of credibility and fairness.

“The commission in its current state can surely not guarantee a credible election on October 26. I do no want to be party to such a mockery to electoral integrity,” she said.

In an interview with the BBC , Dr Akombe said she went to New York after fearing for her life.

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