Former Meru Governor Peter Munya on Monday issued a new demand to the High Court regarding the August 8 General Election that saw him lose his governorship.
In a case he filed challenging Governor Kiraitu Murungi's win, the Party of National Unity (PNU) leader wants access to Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits before the repeat presidential polls.
Mr Munya expressed his fears that the materials may be tampered with during the repeat election, therefore, sabotaging his petition.
Among his request to High Court Judge Francis Gikonyo is that the electoral agency be compelled to file affidavits to inform the court that the materials were intact.
“The information technology used during the August 8 polls should be reserved, if it’s interfered with before our case is heard and determined, our petition will be rendered useless," he noted.
"We’re seeking orders to access the kits, which is not limited to the memory cards, but we want to access the hardware," Mr Munya stated.
He pointed out that the commission intends to reconfigure the kits used in the Meru gubernatorial poll during the October 26 election.
Nonetheless, IEBC's lawyer, Lucy Kambuni refuted Munya's claim that the election materials would be tampered indicating that the law which requires the agency to reserve them for three years will be followed.
The Judge ordered the parties to file the supplementary affidavits and replies within four days before the next hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
