The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says it will continue with the ongoing mass listing of voters countrywide pending the hearing of a case it filed to challenge the continuation of the exercise due to insufficient funds.
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati in a statement issued on Tuesday night said the body will follow the court’s order to extend the deadline for new voter registration, which had expired on November 2.
The poll agency had initially said that it will not carry on with the exercise even by a single day due to budget constraints, despite a court order extending the registration to November 9.
“On November 1, 2021 the High Court sitting in Eldoret issued exparte orders prohibiting the Commission from closing the national voter registration exercise scheduled to end today November 2, 2021,” said Mr Chebukati in the statement.
“Meanwhile, the Commission has directed that pending hearing of the case tomorrow(today) , the registration process will continue taking place until further advised.”
The poll agency had previously filed a lawsuit in court to overturn a court order that had extended the registration period due to budget constraints.
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