Observers fight back criticism over polls report

Regina Olando, Elog Steering Committee chairperson, addresses a press conference in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Election observers are fighting a barrage of criticism for giving the August 8 elections a clean bill of health despite some irregularities.

The Supreme Court’s decision last Friday to annul the presidential election has put both international and local observers on the spot, with hard questions being asked about what informed their preliminary approval reports.