{"id":291,"date":"2026-09-29T18:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=291"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:21:17","slug":"iebc-halts-ballot-paper-tender-ahead-of-2027-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=291","title":{"rendered":"IEBC Halts Ballot Paper Tender Ahead of 2027 Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> By Quinter Ayiera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">29th September 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">local business news<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has halted the procurement process for ballot papers ahead of the 2027 General Election.The commission announced the suspension of the tender, citing the need to review aspects of the procurement process. IEBC officials said the move is intended to ensure transparency, accountability, and compliance with public procurement regulations.The tender was expected to facilitate the printing and supply of ballot papers and other election materials required for the conduct of the 2027 polls. The suspension is likely to delay the procurement timeline as the commission undertakes the review process.IEBC assured stakeholders that it remains committed to delivering credible, free, and fair elections. The commission stated that further communication will be provided once the review is completed and a decision on the next steps is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#business news <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1.png 768w, https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Quinter Ayiera 29th September 2026 local business news The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has halted the procurement process for ballot papers ahead of the 2027 General Election.The commission announced the suspension of the tender, citing the need to review aspects of the procurement process. IEBC officials said the move is intended to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}