Only IEBC will announce results, Nasa and agency agree
IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati speaks to journalists after a meeting with Nasa leaders on April 6, 2017. The commission and the opposition leaders agreed on the issue of vote tallying in the August elections. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Nasa leaders Thursday met with IEBC commissioners in a bid to resolve the issue.
- IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati aid the matter was amicably resolved.
The opposition alliance Nasa and the electoral commission have agreed on the modalities of tallying and announcing results in the August 8 elections.
Nasa leaders met Thursday with IEBC commissioners in a bid to resolve the issue after the opposition said it would set up a parallel national tallying centre.
Following the meeting, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati said both the commission and Nasa had agreed that political parties and the media can monitor elections but only the IEBC can announce results.
He said the matter was amicably resolved.
He added that political parties will be allowed to deploy agents at polling centres in line with the law.
