Nairobi — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has moved the deadline for the submission of the final party lists of candidates to January 21.
The parties, which were supposed to make their submissions on Friday, witnessed several delays in their nominations conducted on Thursday.
Lack of ballot papers, and voters' registers marred the mini elections forcing many polling centres countrywide to start the exercise late. In some areas it was cancelled altogether.
"All political parties must submit their final list of the nominees to the chairperson of the Commission at IEBC Headquarters, 6th floor Anniversary Towers, Nairobi by 5 pm on 21st January 2013," a statement from the IEBC said.
Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) Secretary General Mutula Kilonzo welcomed the decision, saying that the IEBC should have done that from the start.
"I told them that from the beginning that they should put the last day of submitting the names to Monday so that parties can use the weekend for their nominations," he said.
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