The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued an update after contracting KPMG to conduct an audit of the voter register.
In an update on Wednesday, June 8, IEBC said that the preliminary audit report showed that there were 246,465 deceased voters in the register.
"The Commission received a preliminary audit report with useful information, including 246,465 deceased voters, 481,711 duplicate records, and 226,143 voters registered with IDs that don’t validly belong to them, 164,269 registered with voter records with invalid identification documents (IDs and Passports) that have to be addressed prior to certification and publishing of the register," part of the statement read.
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati announced that the would delay in publishing the voter register due to the new findings.
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"Previously, the Commission had announced that it would certify and publish the register of voters on or before 9th June 2022. However, due to implementation of preliminary audit findings on the register, the Commission has decided to address the findings prior to certifying the register for publication on/or before 20th June 2022.
"The Commission is scheduled to receive the final audit report on 16th June 2022 and thereafter engage stakeholders on the final register of voters on 17th June 2022," Chebukati said.
