The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has denied claims by Deputy President William Ruto that close to one million voters had been removed from their register.
During a meeting with European Union ambassadors on Thursday, DP Ruto alleged that close to a million voters from his strongholds had been removed from the IEBC register.
Responding to the allegations, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said that there was no data breach adding that the records were safe.
Chebukati mentioned that there will be a register of all voters by June 9, 2022.
"I want to assure Kenyans that their data is safe and there has been no breach. The data on the register of voters is intact, we had 19.6 million voters in 2017, and we now have a database of 22.5 million-plus which is duplicated and is under audit," Wafula said.
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At the same time, IEBC CEO Hussein Marjan noted that any voter transfer that has been executed without a form would be reversed.
"Each and every transfer that has been effected has a log of who has actually done those transfers. The returning officer is the one who is responsible for the register, administrative action will be taken against them and harshest punishment will be dismissal," Marjan said.
The IEBC CEO challenged those who claim to have been deleted from the IEBC register to present themselves at their facilities with the corresponding documents.
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During the Thursday meeting with EU ambassadors, Ruto raised concerns over the integrity of the election register.
“We expect that everybody who is concerned including EU to try and get as much detail as possible both from the electoral commission and these public officials on what all this is all about and how did close to a million names disappear from the register,” the DP said.
