Justice Enoch Chacha Mwita issued a temporary order suspending the registration deadline after activist Okiya Omtata moved to court to challenge it. But on Tuesday evening, the High Court offered those who had not registered a reprieve after it extended the deadline to Thursday. Justice Enoch Chacha Mwita issued a temporary order suspending the registration deadline after activist Okiya Omtata moved to court to challenge it. Mr Omtata requested the court to issue an order stopping anyone from directing that the registration ends. In Central Rift, acting IEBC coordinator Paul Kones said the number of registered voters significantly increased on Tuesday, with some areas recording twice the number of people per day.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 21:25 UTC