Three Mombasa residents have filed a petition at the High Court seeking to compel the electoral agency to conduct the postponed polls not later than August 30.
On Wednesday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), for the second time, postponed governor, parliamentary and ward elections it suspended two weeks ago.
In a statement, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said the elections which had been slated for August 23 will be pushed to another date to be announced through a gazette notice.
Some of the affected races are gubernatorial elections for Mombasa and Kakamega counties.
Also in the list are parliamentary elections in Kitui Rural, Kacheliba and Pokot South constituencies — both in West Pokot County — and Rongai Constituency in Nakuru County.
Voting for MCAS in Nyaki West ward (North Imenti Constituency in Meru County) and Kwa Njenga (Embakasi South in Nairobi County) has also been suspended.
Mr Chebukati cited harassment of the commission’s staff for the second postponement.
The three Mombasa residents who have moved to court want the announcement by IEBC be declared illegal, null and void.
The petitioners have sued the electoral commission, its chairperson Wafula Chebukati, the Ministry of Interior and the Attorney General. BY DAILY NATION