- The legislator added that there was a process to establish persons who are not able to vote and prepare a list to find solutions.
- He said that the agents have established that in all the stations of Ngando ward, only two out of ten voters can cast their vote.
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Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie could not cast his ballot in the ongoing UDA grassroot elections at Lenana School on Friday after the voting system reportedly experienced a technical glitch at the polling station.
He, however, said that voting should not be suspended in all polling stations as they are trying to get solutions.
"This election is quite bold, it is a big experiment we will only be able to judge it by the results at the end of the day. At the moment we can only talk about what we can attend to on the ground right now, if we can get solutions, there is no reason why we should postpone or delay an election," he said.
The legislator added that there was a process to establish party members who are not able to vote and preparations are in top gear to ensure they are enlisted to vote.
He said that the agents have established that in all the stations of Ngando ward, only two out of ten voters can cast their vote.
"We are on the ground and these are not minor hitches, we have to say to the national elections that we cannot waste a whole day for members because people are busy," he said.
The legislator added that they are facing delayed arrival of gadgets at the polling stations.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja also faced a similar challenge and could not vote.
Sakaja who had gone to cast his vote at St Georges Primary School experienced technical challenges as the system briefly failed to recognise his registration details.
While briefing the press on the ongoing polls, United Democratic Alliance party's National Elections Board chairman Anthony Mwaur said Sakaja had registered as a member of the party using his passport, but the issue had been sorted.
"There was a problem with the governor because he had registered using his passport but we have rectified that problem and everything is now flowing in that polling station," Mwaura said.
The voting began at 9 am and are to close at 3 pm.
Mwaura said that in places where glitches have been experienced, the time for closing will be extended to 5 pm.
He added that they have now set up a call centre at the Hustler Centre, where all arising issues will be solved.
"We are excited by the technology we have adopted... everything is going on as scheduled and we are happy as a party."
"We have agreed with our party leader and deputy party leader that we must solve all problems and that is what we are doing. We have started a call centre here so that we can attend to all problems," Mwaura added.