Nairobian in last minute voter registration on February 14, 2017 at a polling station along Race course Road, Nairobi. Nairobi governor Evans Kidero has made sensational claims of an ongoing clandestine voter registration aimed at rigging elections in the capital city. REFUTED CLAIMSOn Monday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) refuted claims that NYS personnel were being used to register voters. “The Ministry (of Devolution and Planning) has confirmed that it has been carrying out NYS Cohort Biometric Registration but not registration of voters,” said Andrew Limo, IEBC media and communications manager. “We believe that the NYS biometric cohort registration was ill-timed especially when the Commission is undertaking voter registration campaign.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 09:56 UTC