Big win for IEBC in ballot tender case

IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba (left) IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati (centre) and IEBC commissioner Dr. Roselyne Kwamboka.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) wins appeal on ballot paper printing deal with Al-Ghurair citing time constraints and failure by High Court to consider the election date.

Appellate court quashed decision by High Court ordering IEBC to re-retender printing of presidential ballot papers saying the decision did not put in regard the constitutional timelines within which General Election must be held.

The five-bench judge ruled that public participation is not a requirement in direct procurement.

However, the appellate judges uphold High Court decision  that overruled newspaper cuttings as insufficient proof to attest meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Al Ghurair bosses.