That means the nominations will be conducted in 23,000 out of the 44,000 gazetted polling stations in 33 counties. The Nation has established that polling stations will not be merged in 17 counties Jubilee considers its core zones. “We will use Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission gazetted polling stations in our strongholds. We consulted aspirants and county election boards before taking the decision to merge some,” Jubilee Secretary-General Raphael Tuju said. Counties where polling stations will not be merged include Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Tharaka-Nithi and Embu.

Source: Daily Nation April 17, 2017 17:15 UTC