NASA puts final touches on vote tallying centres

Voters queuing to cast their votes at Moi Avenue primary school in march 2013 general elections (file)

The National Super Alliance (NASA) is conducting final tests to the electronic equipment in its tallying centre in a Nairobi suburb as it gears up for the August 8 General Election.

The Opposition has pulled out all the stops to ensure that the private home which has been converted into offices and the nerve centre of its operations is secure. The palatial house is surrounded by a perimetre wall, with guards from a private firm conducting regular patrols on the lush grounds.