The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has produced evidence revealing that nearly 99 percent of the voters who participated in the repeat presidential election were identified electronically.
IEBC provided data from OT Morpho, which is the company that handled the electoral body’s technology during the October 26 repeat poll.
The release of the data comes after NASA leader Raila Odinga, who withdrew from the poll protesting lack of reforms, claimed that the IEBC had inflated the turnout figures.
[caption caption="IEBC Commissioners, Consolata Maina and Wafula Chebukati "]
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Data provided by the IEBC shows that 98.98 percent of voters were identified using the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits.
According to the dossier, the actual numbers show that 7,575,806 voters were identified electronically by having their fingerprints scanned.
The results disclosed there were 7,616,217 valid votes cast and 37,713 rejected votes, indicating that at least 7,653,930 people participateed in the exercise.
OT-Morpho’s data showed 5,525,487 voters were identified using biometric finger identification, 1,622,276 through the alpha-numeric search and 428,043 using the search in the register.
An alpha-numeric search identification is where a voter’s passport or identity card is scanned, and when a positive finding pops up, are asked to place their finger on the kit for their biometrics to be recorded.
A document search is where the numbers in the materials used to register are keyed in, and once found in the roll, the voter places their finger on the kits for the recording of biometrics.
The Opposition chief on Tuesday claimed that only 3.5 million people actually voted — a figure he ascertained was from the KIEMS kits.
Mr Odinga further maintained that President Uhuru Kenyatta was not validly elected claiming that the repeat poll was shambolic and did not meet a threshold of a free, fair and democratic process.
[caption caption="Opposition Leader Raila Odinga"]
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