Details published by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) show that since Monday last week, 825,145 new voters have been listed, about half of the targeted 1.4 million per week. “This is to undermine the heavy turnout of people to register as new voters in these areas. Central (87 per cent) and Rift Valley, which is the largest voting region, are number two and three, respectively (60 per cent). The region, which includes Kiambu, Murang’a, Nyeri, Nyandarua and Kirinyaga counties, has 1,025,294 Kenyans with national IDs but not listed in the voters’ register. In the first week, figures from the Commission show, 139,876 new voters turned up, making about 87 per cent of the weekly target.

Source: Daily Nation January 24, 2017 22:06 UTC