Although the number of officers that will be deployed is yet to be made public, indications are it will be more than 40,000. ALSO READ: Report: Expect fewer A’s, more E’sThe Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it needs at least 80,000 security officers to man 40,883 polling centres, 290 constituency tallying centres and Bomas of Kenya. The National Police Service (NPS) which is mandated with providing security for these two events is expected to face logistical complexities. A group of 530 officers from the National Intelligence Service, Kenya Defence Forces, National Police Service, Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Prisons, Kenya Wildlife Service and National Youth Service are working on a coordinated approach to insecurity during this period. The Ministry of Interior has been allocated an extra Sh6.9 billion in the Supplementary Budget to manage the election.

Source: Standard Digital October 20, 2017 21:00 UTC