SUSPENDEDThe Court of Appeal judges faulted Mr Odunga’s decision, saying that in their view the Constitution does not expressly give the courts the power to alter the election date. According to Justices Erastus Githinji, Martha Koome and Fatuma Sichale, they had to suspend the High Court decision considering the complexity and enormity of the matter under consideration. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) rushed to court soon after Justice Odunga made the ruling, arguing that it might interfere with Thursday’s repeat election. The commission argued that there has been no change in the employment status of the officials, except that some of them were moved from their initial constituencies. Further, the commission argued that the Supreme Court did not, in its judgment, annul the entire electoral cycle that had been undertaken, which includes the appointment of the CROs and DCROs.

Source: Daily Nation October 26, 2017 10:30 UTC