There is a danger that the IEBC may be unable to work within the remaining five-and-a-half months to deliver the general election. The court ruling that cancelled the contract to print the August 8 ballot papers has just immensely complicated the IEBC’s work. A lot of litigation goes on in Kenya, with companies that lose tenders immediately petitioning for a review. Unless there is clear misconduct, the losing bidders should not hold important national undertakings hostage in a gamble for profits. Why should the entire country be at risk of not holding a scheduled election because of some obscure business rivalry?

Source: The Star February 14, 2017 16:06 UTC