The Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission of Kenya or IIBRC was set up by an Act of Parliament on May 12, 2009.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) Bill approved by parliament on May 31, 2011, was assented to an Act on July 5, 2011, by President Kibaki.
The court stated that on a reading Article 89(9) and Section 27(1)(b), the IIBRC was required to determine the "names and details of the boundaries of the constituencies and wards" and then publish them in the Gazette.
The new constitution stipulates that a person who held a political office in the last five years is ineligible to serve on such a commission such as the IIBRC.
The injunction by the High Court caused a major division politically and has led to the current impasse on implementing the new constitution.