By PATRICK LANG'ATMore by this AuthorThe electoral agency was on Wednesday cracking its head on its options following a High Court ruling that quashed a tender to print the presidential election ballot papers. The ruling has thrown the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) into confusion, with elections just 25 days away. “All options are being explored on presidential ballot paper sourcing, ensuring method chosen complies with the law and addresses challenges,” the IEBC said on its Twitter page on Wednesday. But IEBC is reportedly looking at suggesting to the public additional security features to the ballot papers for the presidential contest instead of cancelling the whole tender, to save on time. 40 PROPOSALSBy Wednesday, the commission had received 40 proposals from the public suggesting the way forward.
Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2017 21:33 UTC