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Quorum verdict will affect August State House polls, IEBC tells Supreme Court

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua (left) and former Attorney General Githu Muigai at the Supreme court building on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 during the commencement of the hearing of the BBI appeal case.[Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Lawyers for the electoral commission yesterday told the Supreme Court that the validity of the August General Election will be affected if it upholds a finding that the commission had no quorum.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) lawyers said that if the Court of Appeal judgment was upheld, it would open a Pandora's box because the next elections, including the presidential one, will be challenged in court based on the alleged lack of quorum.

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