By JOSEPH WANGUIMore by this AuthorSome old men from Tetu constituency in Nyeri County have kept away from the just-started massive voter registration, fearing that biometric voter registration (BVR) machines might expose their “past crimes”. They are scared that the machines might lead to their arrests for crimes committed during the colonial era against their former chiefs, corroborators and British soldiers. The Mau Mau veterans from Ihururu and Muhoya have now refused to register as voters using the BVR machines since their details will be captured. “The men are quite convinced that placing their fingerprints on BVR machines will expose them. Most of them are Mau Mau veterans who were aggressively involved in the struggle for independence,” he said.

Source: Daily Nation January 16, 2017 09:59 UTC