Imani Africa has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of nepotism in the award of a $72 million contract for the procurement of a hardware technology to be used to compile the new voter register.
The think tank alleged, amongst many things, that a technical committee set up by the EC used a day to disqualify more experienced bidders for the contract and awarded to its favourite, Thales.
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