Kenya’s election re-run might be postponed due to technical constraints
Nairobi — Kenya’s electoral commission is considering a proposal to postpone the re-run of last month’s annulled presidential election because of technical constraints, the authority’s spokesman said. OT-Morpho, a Paris-based company that provided two electronic systems for the ballot, wrote to Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Monday to say it’s unable to provide a new results-transmission system by October 17, when the vote is scheduled to take place. The company may also be constrained by the Kenyan supreme court’s detailed ruling on the annulment, which will be announced on Wednesday and may comment on technical issues, it said by e-mail. "They asked for more time beyond the 17th," commission spokesperson Andrew Limo said in an e-mailed response to questions. "Discussions were on the possibility of increasing resources to achieve the deadline. The commission will shortly announce the way forward after considering scenarios and implications." The supreme ...
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