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IEBC defies pressure, awards Al Ghurair ballot papers tender

IEBC boss Wafula Chebukati.

Nairobi, Kenya: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission  has defied pressure and awarded the Sh2.5 billion contract for supply of ballot papers to Dubai based Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.

IEBC said it had taken into consideration several issues before settling on Al Ghurair which is set to print about 120 million ballot papers for the August 8 polls.

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