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IEBC denies ignoring House committee summons

IEBC Chairman Issack Hassan

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has denied reports that its top officials deliberately snubbed the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

IEBC Chairman Issack Hassan and eight commissioners were to appear individually before the committee to respond to the Auditor General's report on procurement of electronic voter identification devices - BVR kits - used in the 2013 General Election, but they failed to show up.

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