Kenyans have until tomorrow to register for the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise after the High Court gave the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) green light.
The conservatory orders were issued by the High Court in Eldoret following a petition filed by a voter identified as Patrick Cherono.
In her petition, Cherono argues that IEBC can not end the exercise because it has not met its target.
However, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati argued that they have insufficient funds to continue the exercise.
Chebukati said that IEBC had exhausted the Sh1.27 billion allocated for enhanced voter registration and cannot extend the exercise.
“Should more money be allocated, the IEBC was ready to carry out another round of enhanced voter registration,” said IEBC through lawyer Moses Kipkogei.
Justice Erick Ogolla said the substantial ruling on the matter will be issued on November 25.
The electoral commission aims to enroll six million new voters in a mass registration drive however, it’s failing dismally to meet this target.
The commision has so far registered a total of 1.4 million.