And on Tuesday, they did not disappoint when they flocked voter registration centres, hours to the expiry of the month-long listing. “For instance, Nakuru East recorded 1,400 people while Nakuru West had 1,200 up from an average of 600,” Mr Kones said. Kenyans in a last-minute rush to beat voter registration deadline at MV Patel Memorial Hall in Eldoret on February 14,2017. There were long queues at registration centres in Nakuru, a stark contrast to the last 29 days when registration centres were virtually empty. PHOTO | STEVE NJUGUNA | NATION MEDIAUncollected national identity cards also affected the voter registration exercise with many residents flocking Huduma centers to beat the deadline.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 10:43 UTC