PIC BY COLLINS ODUORThe Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has warned that there might be no August 8 General Election. Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba yesterday told the Parliamentary Justice and Legal Affairs Committee that the election date might become untenable should the courts make any further orders setting aside the controversial ballot paper tender. Last week, IEBC awarded the tender for printing ballots worth Sh2.5 billion to Dubai firm Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing LLC. The committee also recommended the approval of a Sh2.5 billion supplementary budget for the printing of ballot papers. The committee yesterday asked the National Assembly to approve the commission’s request to transfer the 2017-2018 budget on ballot papers to the current financial year.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2017 19:07 UTC