| Updated Mon, April 24th 2017 at 15:54 GMT +3Justice Weldon Korir certified the NGO's application as urgent. (Photo: Fidelis Kabunyi, Standard)The High Court in Malindi has extended the duration for political parties to carry out nominations following an application by Non-Government Organization. The court allowed parties up to May 1 to conduct their primaries pending hearing of the application filed by Angaza Empowerment Network. Angaza Empowerment Network filed the application, only a day after the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) declined to push the deadline from Wednesday. ALSO READ: IEBC rejects request by political parties to extend primaries deadlineThe lobby, through its official George Miringu, says that majority of Kenyans will be disenfranchised if the IEBC does not extend the timelines.

Source: Standard Digital April 24, 2017 12:33 UTC