Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati has announced the estimated turnout in Thursday’s presidential election as of 5 pm.
The electoral body boss stated that the turn-out for the repeat presidential poll is estimated to be at 48 percent with the actual figure still being worked on.
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He further revealed that the IEBC had received 80 percent of Forms 34A which is 27,124 forms in substantial figures.
Chebukati assured Kenyans that starting on Friday, the Returning Officers would deliver the physical forms 34A to the commission.
Mr Chebukati further ascertained that 5,319 polling stations did not send messages to confirm if they had opened for the voting exercise.
In his address, the IEBC Chair stated that voting took place in 87 percent of polling stations, that is, 35,564 of the total 40,883.
He announced that the repeat poll would take place in more constituencies other than in the four counties he had mentioned.
Questioned on whether the Saturday date planned for the repeat election would interfere with Seventh Day Adventists’ schedule, he maintained that the commission was working within the law.
He stated: “We cannot keep extending the right of voting after Saturday, the commission will have to make a decision.”
The election was postponed to October 28th in Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay and Migori due to security concerns.
[caption caption="IEBC Commissioner Consolata Maina and Chair Chebukati"]
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