IEBC Rules Out Fresh Tender for Ballot Printing
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said that it will not re-advertise the tender for printing presidential election ballot papers as directed by the High Court last week.
Instead, the Electoral Commission said that it will wait for the outcome of the appeal they made to the Court of Appeal, seeking clarification over the Friday’s High Court ruling.
IEBC, in its appeal, wants the court to declare that there no time to advertise a fresh tender after the award to Dubai-based Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing was revoked by the High Court on Friday.
“The learned judges erred in fact when they found that there is still time available to the appellant to procure election material without any factual basis and disregarding the professional assessment of the appellant,” the IEBC said in its memorandum of appeal.
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati has given all indications that the Commission will yet again award the tender to Al Ghurair, even as the opposition coalition NASA demand that an alternative company be awarded the tender for presidential ballot paper.
IEBC, through its media and communications manager Andrew Limo dismissed claims that the Commission had abandoned its appeal and opted to commence fresh tendering.
“On the contrary, the IEBC has lodged an appeal on various grounds, including that it (tendering afresh) presents practical challenges of implementation,” said Limo in the statement.
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August is a SINISTER time…
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August is a SINISTER time for Elections in Kenya; December the RIGHT time. And a Std 1 kid will tell you that.
whoever wins Carry the day
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whoever wins Carry the day
@Guest, whether elections…
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@Guest, whether elections are held in August, December or March, your Cry Baby will always lose. The time when your idol god and all his brainwashed whorshippers like you realize this simple fact, the better it would be for all peace loving Kenyans and our beloved Republic. Kenyans have sworn not to elect a power hungry madman who is evil enough to burn the country in order to achieve ill-gotten power. No more bloodshed and atrocities of 2007/08 irrespective of when elections are held!
It is time for the courts to…
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It is time for the courts to stand up to these NASA leaders.It is time for the Judges to say that Kenyans will not allow any irresponsible NASA leader to put the electioneering period in disarray.Kenyans deserve to go to the polls on time and without delay.Everybody knows that the opposition has just been playing dangerous propaganda politics using this alghurai issue. Let the ballots be printed.Let Kenyans go to the election on time.Let the winners win and the losers lose.Those that lose should accept defeat.Kenyans made a decision a long time ago that NASA leaders are too irresponsible to run Kenya.Kenya needs leaders that will maintain the Peace and the Civil Order in the country.Not self centered maniacs that are always looking to sabotage the peace and civil order in the country.
This country of ours will…
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This country of ours will have a certain day declared public when one particular thug who call himself a leaders pass on??Election is on 8th and the majority of the pple will vote for peace n development which have bin witnessed across the country???We say no to mkate nusu gover to satisfy some big bellys!
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