Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is contemplating the introduction of a lie detector to vet candidates seeking to run for office in the next General Election.
Speaking on Tuesday during the launch of the 2022 strategic plan, the commission said it is confident that the 2022 elections will be fairer.
IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said that election results will be transmitted on multiple servers during next year’s General Election instead of just one server.
“The Commission has already come up with multiple servers so that the information being transmitted will be the same throughout. The preserve of having one server will not be there in 2022,” he said.
Chebukati also criticised the Commission’s limited budget stating the electoral agency needed to be backed financially throughout the five-year election cycle.
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Further Chebukati stated that the law requiring aspirants for the six elective positions to be degree holders will take effect next year.
"We follow the law and the Election Act clearly state that all candidate in the six elective positions must have a university degree to able to qualify to run for office," said Chebukati.
"We are in a country where cases of fake degree certificates are common and we have engagements with Kenya National Qualifications Authority and the Commission for University Education to verify academic certifications," he said.
