A court later in the day extended the voter registration drive by two days. He said that from his reading of the 145-page judgment by Justice Odunga, it would have “huge implications for next elections”. SLIDING INTO ANARCHY“It was unreasonable for IEBC to proceed with the award of tender without taking into account the new regulations,” Justice Odunga ruled. “The presidential declaration of vacancy was made October 5, 2016, 13 days before the letter to the first interested party was drafted. In my view, section 134(1) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act only empowers the accounting officer to prepare and execute the contract,” said Justice Odunga.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 22:03 UTC