The IEBC has finally agreed to consider the demands
raised by NASA leader Raila Odinga regarding change of election dates.
On Monday, the Nation quoted its sources as indicating
that the commissioners had agreed to postpone the October 17 election to a date
that will be announced on Wednesday when the commission is expected to hold a
meeting with Odinga’s team and representatives of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
French-firm OT-Morpho has presented the IEBC with a six-page report, which explains the time lines needed to reconfigure the 45,000 kits for the fresh election, initially scheduled for October 17.
The Opposition coalition, NASA has insisted that the set
date would not be adequate for the Wafula Chebukati-led polls commission to
deliver a credible election.
The technical report has raised the possibility of
changing the election date although the final decision will be made when
commissioners meet on Monday.
"The commission will meet again today to discuss a
six-page report by Morpho and concretise its decision,” a source at the IEBC
revealed.
Among the tentative dates that have been taunted include
October 24, October 26, and October 30.
Despite the possible changes in election dates, the IEBC
is not yet out of the woods as Odinga has also made several other demands
including drastic reforms in the secretariat.
On Sunday, the ODM presidential candidate rejected the
role of OT-Morpho in the repeat elections, claiming it had failed to foil the
alleged hacking of the IEBC servers.
