The Commission hosted a delegation from the America Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) on 27th September 2023. The leaders were in the country on a benchmarking visit to learn more about Kenya’s experience in the management of elections.
The Commission Secretary/CEO, Marjan Hussein Marjan, welcomed the delegation noting that the Commission does not take it for granted that the Americans picked on Kenya as one of their stops in their benchmarking tour. Alongside the ACYPL delegation, the Commission has in the past received teams from various election management bodies in Africa including Ethiopia, Botswana, South Sudan, Somalia and South Africa.
“The Commission continues to receive invitations to make presentations in global electoral forums on various thematic areas having been highly lauded by both local and international observers on the conduct of the 2022 General Election in their final observation reports,” said Marjan.
The Commission took the delegation through the history of Kenya’s elections since independence, the successes and challenges experienced over the period. The delegation was informed that the Commission adopted the use of technology such as the Kenya Integrated Elections Management System (KIEMS) and Candidate Registration Management System (CRMS) to enhance credibility of the electoral process. In total, the Commission registered 16,105 candidates to contest in GE2022 for the 1,882 positions being one for President, 47 Senate positions, 47 County Governor positions, 47 County Woman Member of National Assembly positions, 290 Member of National Assembly positions and 1,450 Member County Assembly positions.