They must clean up the voter register and come up with ways of involving the political parties in their administrative process of managing the elections. The acquisition of election materials and selection of election officers should be done in an open and transparent manner. The inspection of the register must be open: It is never enough to be told that they are planning to have mass voter registration, where the people don't know the state of the register. There could also be dialogue over the impasse, and, if it fails, there will be political violence. Otieno is an advocate of the High Court and an election and governance expert

Source: The Star June 30, 2016 00:56 UTC