Press Release
Clarification on voter registration incident at Kenyatta University
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is aware of a video clip circulating on social media regarding a voter registration exercise undertaken at Kenyatta University.
The Commission wishes to put the record straight on the ongoing continuous voter registration and voter transfer processes as follows;
1. It is a Constitutional right for every eligible Kenyan citizen to apply for registration and vote at any polling station of choice
2. Voter transfer services are currently offered at our constituency offices across the country and NOT in any other place.
3. The Commission is currently undertaking Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at all 290 IEBC Constituency Offices, all Huduma Centres and the Customer Experience Centre at Anniversary Towers, Nairobi.
4. Where necessary and based on operational considerations, the Commission deploys voter registration kits to strategic locations to reach out and register eligible Kenyan citizens like what happened in Kenyatta University
5. Acknowledgement slips are only issued to newly registered voters and NOT those seeking to transfer their voting station because their details are already in the register of voters
6. The role of the IEBC is to facilitate the registration of eligible Kenyans as voters and DOES NOT direct, compel or influence voters to select a particular polling station.
The Commission has taken the allegations in the clip with the seriousness it deserves and it is currently working with relevant Government Agencies to take appropriate action in accordance with the law including making arrests where there is culpability.
The Commission urges members of the public to refrain from interfering with the Commission processes as it endeavors to discharge its mandate.
The Commission further urges members of the public to rely only on official information from the Commission and cautions against use of misinformation to disrupt peaceful co-existence among Kenyans.
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