[photo/ David gichuru]Voting was delayed for hours after a pastor locked out election officials from a church gazetted as a polling centre. ALSO READ: SDA Church asks IEBC not to conduct elections on SaturdayBaptist ChurchThe polling station that has 396 registered voters remained closed for the better part of the morning. Pastor Mark Losike of Baptist Church stood his ground insisting that the exercise would not take place inside the church. An argument ensued with Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials, who said they were not to blame. The station had to be transferred kilometres away from the town due to threats to IEBC staff, according to officials.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2017 01:30 UTC