Kenyans line up to cast their votes in a past election. Photo: twitter.com/cnn
Electoral agency IEBC has decried the several court cases it is facing as the general elections date nears.
IEBC said on Thursday that cases challenging procurement of key equipment and ballot papers pending in court are the greatest challenges it is facing.
Vice chairperson Consolata Nkatha said the ongoing cases are hindering the commission from finalising the election process.
“We are waiting and hoping that the verdict of the court will be positive. We as the commission are on top of things and we want to ensure that elections are held on August 8,” she said.
She also said that the National Assembly is yet to approve the final draft of the elections regulations which the commission presented to them.
“The final draft is before the Parliament and we are hoping that the House approves it as early as possible to enable us finalise the process,” she said.
So far, 19,749,341 people are registered as voters.
“However, we are hoping to contract a reputable firm to audit the register to ensure we do not have cases of dead voters participating in the election,” she said.
IEBC will start cleaning up the voter register on May 11, and the final register is expected to be ready by July.