Political analyst Barrack Muluka has differed with the ruling Jubilee party that the opposition block, NASA,is not prepared for the August general polls.
Speaking in an interview on Citizen TV Thursday, Muluka defended the opposition for its latest move to court to block the 2.5 billion shilling ballot paper printing tender awarded to Dubai based Al Ghurair printing firm saying that the outfit is just out to ensure that the exercise is conducted in a free and fair manner.
''The opposition is ready for the elections.It is just trying to ensure that the ground is clear by raising these issues,'' said Muluka.
The opposition which has been involved in a row with IEBC concerning the tender alleges that the company has links with President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies maintaining that this may interfere with the polls with Muluka now calling upon the IEBC to work towards regaining the confidence of the team before the election day.
''IEBC has to create a forum and work towards regaining the confidence of all the shareholders.It would be unreasonable to go for an election with a section of the participants feeling that the entire process is fraudulent,'' he said.
The IEBC has however maintained that plans to have the company print the papers will not be revoked as there is no time to revisit the process.