NASA now wants election put off if there is no backup

Lawyers James Orengo and Paul Mwangi during the ballot printing case at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on Friday 07 2017.PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD}

The National Super Alliance wants the August 8 election postponed in the event that the High Court finds that the electoral commission has not put in place a backup to the electronic system.

During the hearing on Monday, the opposition alliance, through its lawyer Paul Mwangi, submitted that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has powers under section 55(b) of the Election Act to postpone the date of the election until the system is in place.