The cold war between IEBC and NASA intensified on Monday with the opposition pushing for exclusive use of electronic identification and transmission of results in the coming polls. In the suit, NASA argues that the time limits do not allow for IEBC to come up with a backup mechanism ahead of the August 8 elections. IEBC said Section 19 of the Elections Act requires that it put in place a complementary mechanism for identification of voters and transmission of results. "These are important weighty issues of law and we request to certify the matter under section 165 (4),” Nyamondi argued. He said even though he was not convinced that IEBC had substantial issues, the importance of the coming general election cannot be overlooked.

Source: The Star July 10, 2017 18:45 UTC