Section 2, The Public Elections Act, 2012

(1) There shall continue to be a body known as the Electoral Commission consisting of the Chairman and four other Electoral Commissioners referred to in subsection (2) of section 32 of the Constitution. (2) The Chairman and other members of the Commission shall subject to section 33 of the Constitution, be persons of proven intergrity. (3) The Commission shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and shall be capable of– (a) acquiring, holding and disposing of movable and immovable property; (b) suing and being sued in its corporate name; 4 5 Act No. 3 of 2002 Establishment (2) The terms and conditions of service referred to in subsection (1) shall not be altered to the detriment of the Chairman or other members of the Commission.