The National Super Alliance (NASA) on Thursday evening responded to the Court of Appeal ruling on the ballot printing tender awarded to Al Ghurair.
In a statement from the coalition's spokesman Salim Lone, NASA stated that they respected the court's decision to allow the firm to print the ballot papers.
Mr Lone, however, noted that the opposition would not relent on its fight against ensuring a free fair and credible election.
"We, of course, respect the new ruling but we continue to be vigilant on this critical matter of ensuring a free and fair election," he stated.
The NASA spokesman criticized IEBC for consistently insisting on Alghurair despite numerous integrity issues stating that the opposition had their doubts and were keenly watching.
"We are distressed and despite doubts about the integrity of Al Ghurair IEBC insisted on re-awarding it the tender," Lone noted.
He called on all NASA supporters to turn up in large number to offset any damage that the team might suffer on that ruling.
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal quashed a ruling by the High Court that directed the IEBC to cancel the Presidential ballot paper tender awarded to Dubai-based firm Al Ghurair.
A five Judge bench consisting of Justices Erastus Githinji, Roselyn Nambuye, Alnashir Visram, Professor James Ouko and Jamila Mohamed noted that the High Court erred in their decision to quash the tender.
In their ruling, the appellate Judges explained that the High Court was wrong in finding that there was sufficient time for the IEBC to restart the procurement process for presidential ballot papers.
The Judges noted that IEBC resorted to direct procurement because of time constraints.
“We are unable to find evidence that IEBC’s choice of direct procurement was to avoid competition. It was because of limited time,” the judges noted.
The court further noted that with the choice of direct procurement, public participation was not mandatory.
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