{
  "id": 536706,
  "title": "2027 polls: IEBC opens global tender for election system and ballot papers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2027-polls-iebc-opens-global-tender-for-election-system-and-ballot",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T04:52:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/2027-polls-iebc-opens-global-tender-for-election-system-and-ballot-papers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has stepped up preparations for the 2027 General Election after opening international tenders for key election technology and materials, including the system that will support election management and the printing of ballot papers. The procurement drive marks a major step in the commission’s preparations for the next General […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "IEBC opens major tenders for election technology, ballot papers ahead of 2027 polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/iebc-opens-major-tenders-for-election-technology-ballot-papers-ahead",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:09:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}