Raila Warns IEBC over Manual Voters' Register
On July 06, 2022 , Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga warned that elections will not be held of manual register of voters will not be available during elections. Raila warned that power blackouts and system crashes could prevent people from voting.
"Manual register is a must at each and every polling station. It's not negotiable," Raila threatened.
However, according to a Kenya's Supreme Court ruling, the electronic voters' register is the default document for identifying voters. Additionally, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has provided more than one electronic device with enough power and internet redudancy to ensure that elections would not be interrupted by power blackouts. Similarly, the manual voters' register is generated from the electronic voters' register.
Meanwhile, IEBC chairm Wafula Chebukati confirmed that a manual voter register will be available for backup.