BY SAM ALFAN.
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says that contract of supply and delivery of ballot papers awarded to Dubai based firm was signed within the law.
“The contract was signed on 30 November” Lubulellah told the court.
In response to a petition by Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) that termed the recent awarding of Tender to Al Ghurair Print and Publishing Company Ltd of Dubai as illegal, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) through lawyer Anthony Milimu Lubulellah says that the application by CORD is an attempt to politicise and confuse the court by introducing matters outside the public procurement process.
The electoral commission further says that the application by CORD is incompetent adding that the procurement was done in accordance with the law and remains an unchallenged by any bidders involved in the tender.
“The entire suit is incompetent, bad in law and should be struck out for offending section 175(1) of the public procurement and Disposal Act, 2015,” said Lubulellah.
In the case CORD moved to court arguing that the tender awarding was illegal and contrary to the provisions of the law.
The opposition coalition filed the petition arguing that if the tendering process is not stopped, it will compromise the integrity and accountability of the August 8, 2017 elections.
CORD also argues that the specification of the materials as tendered is not in comformity with
Justice George Odunga orders that temporarily suspended the tendering process saying that the petitioner had raised valid and arguable concerns have been extended.
The matter will be heard on the 16th of January 2017 for hearing.
