Is the independent electoral commission, independent?

This year, being the year of the general elections, an event that may shape and tie our lives to moribund policies of one political party for the next five more years, the IEC must come under scrutiny and even become a burning campaign issue by those political parties who passionately believe in the principle of 'free and fair elections.' The public often call for an election campaign based on issues. This is an apposite campaign issue for this year. The electorate may not recognise 'the independence of the IEC' as a pertinent campaign issue, but it is very much so, because it impinges on the 'freedom and fairness' and thus the elections outcome.

Unless the monitoring and adaptation of the democratic process is done, the flower of democracy may wilt and die as it is very much susceptible to the interests and caprices of fallible human beings.