IEBC to Conduct Polls on August 29 in Areas Where Elections Were Postponed
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman stated during a meeting with the commissioners and the candidates contesting at the Bomas of Kenya, that areas where polls were postponed in the recently concluded General Elections, will be held in August 29.
Leah Mukangai 
The IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati stated that the commission was fully prepared to hold the elections on Monday, despite the fact that they had been postponed twice.
"We will hold the elections on Monday unless there are other suggestions from you," Chebukati stated at the Bomas of Kenya.
The six IEBC commissioners were also present in the meeting; Vice-chair Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Justus Nyang’aya, Irene Masit, Abdi Guliye, and Boya Molu.
Chebukati stated that the process will run smoothly and that all issues that caused the elections to be postponed have been resolved.
Candidates for the positions were also allowed to campaign for up to 48 hours before the election, according to the IEBC chair.
The elections, which were scheduled to take place during the general election on August 9, were pushed back to August 23 due to a printing error in the ballot papers.
The IEBC twice suspended gubernatorial elections in Mombasa and Kakamega, as well as four constituency seats in Pokot South, Kitui Rural, Rongai, and Kacheliba.
Chebukati cited threats and harassment of his officials as reasons for rescheduling the elections.
