| Updated Thu, July 20th 2017 at 08:52 GMT +3IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba and IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati. (Photo: Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard)The electoral commission has scored a significant victory following the High Court's rejection of a petition that questioned the electronic election system. Tender awardedIEBC went to the Court of Appeal to challenge the High Court's nullification of the tender awarded to Dubai-based firm, Al Ghurair. On Wednesday, the High Court ruled that IEBC followed the law and observed the standards set for importation of goods when it procured the election system, which include the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR), identification, and the result transmission kits. System was testedAccording to Mr Chiloba, the system was to be tested four months before the election date.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2017 05:48 UTC