Part of this number is that of those who registered more than once. However, the electoral body has assured the public that there is no cause for alarm. IEBC Voter Registration Director Immaculate Kassait said those affected would be allowed to vote if their details are in the manual register. “It does not mean these voters will not participate in the elections. We are going to use the manual register to check their details,” she explained.
Ms Kassait continued: “If their names are in the register and they did not registere twice, they will vote.”
She said some of the affected voters registered multiple times.
She spoke at Nairobi’s Bomas of Kenya, where the commission has set up the National Elections Centre, after a meeting with political parties liaison committee and Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u in last-minute preparations for the Monday polls.
Party representatives had an opportunity to be taken through the final arrangements. The area is cordoned off and only accredited persons are allowed access. -The Standard
