The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says the visually impaired voters will not have the option of doing so independently as the ballot papers will not be printed in braille. “In this coming election, we are not going to have braille material in the form of ballot papers. The IEBC chairman promised to introduce the braille ballot papers in future elections, saying that budget for the visually impaired will be factored in moving forward. “We would like to introduce braille ballot papers in future elections, but we did not have a budget for this time. The need to provide and support the visually impaired in the upcoming August polls has put IEBC on the spot after a candidate, Simeon Pikyech, last year told the IEBC selection panel that Commission should cater for ballot papers for the visually impaired.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2022 17:56 UTC