Opposition to the introduction of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in local elections received a major boost on Friday when the Supreme Court in Kenya nullified the results and called for a re-run of elections in 60 days, confirming that the integrity of the elections has been compromised by irregularities. Led by their alliance partner, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has launched a spirited campaign against amendments to the Electoral Act sneaked in by ruling party legislators that paved the way for the use of EVMs in 2019. Such amendment has attracted a lot of controversy and backlash from members of the public over failure to consult prior to passing the law, and the susceptibility of the machines to manipulation. The BCP has since filed a lawsuit to block the use of EVMs, and received a major boost when on Thursday Justice Lot Moroka dismissed an application to have the matter thrown out on a technicality. According to Reuters news agency Kenya’s Supreme Court found that the electoral board committed "irregularities and illegalities" during last month's presidential vote, harming the integrity of the election that handed President Uhuru Kenyatta a second five-year term. “Four out…