Alarm as 200 polls Kiems kits not in IEBC custody

Auditor General’s report says only 2 devices were reported lost after the election.

by MOSES ODHIAMBO

Realtime26 February 2025 - 04:48

*An IEBC official uses a Kiems kit to identify a voter during the 2022 election at Kariokor polling station in Starehe constituency on August 9 /VICTOR IMBOTO*

At least 200 Kiems kits used in the management of elections could be in the wrong hands, a new report has shown.

An audit says the machines were not returned to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission head office after the 2017 and 2022 general election.

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