Webuye East: Chebukati announces first official presidential result
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday evening started tallying the presidential results at the national tallying centre in Bomas, Nairobi, more than 48 hours after the polls closed. Speaking to members of the press, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati announced the first verified results from Webuye East Constituency, Bungoma County. Kenya Kwanza presidential […]
Media houses will finally have similar results – Chebukati
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati has stated that the electoral agency hopes that the provisional presidential results being relayed by media houses will be similar at the end of their independent tallies. According to Chebukati, the results should reconcile at the tail end of the tallies since the media houses are all […]
14M Kenyans cast their votes yesterday, IEBC announces
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati has revealed the number of Kenyans who voted. In a presser on Wednesday, August 10, the IEBC chairman said some 14,164,651 voters voted on Tuesday, August 9; representing a 64.5 per cent voter turnout. This is out of 22.1 million registered voters. However, Chebukati noted […]
How to check and verify presidential results online
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday, August 9, unveiled a new portal to help Kenyans check and verify presidential results online. In a move seen by analysts as an attempt by the electoral body to increase transparency in the transmission of the results, IEBC has allowed members of the public to access […]
IEBC registers 56% voter turn out as of 4 pm
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced a 56.17 per cent voter turn out as at 4 pm. This translates to 12,065,803 voters out of 22,120,458 registered voters in the country. The electoral commission said it expected over 60 per cent turn out at the close of the voting exercise. More to follow
‘Politicians to be blamed for low voter turnout’ – IEBC commissioner Wanderi
Many polling centres in Nyeri County have marked a low voter turnout, unlike in the past general elections. This has been attributed to chilly weather in most parts of the county and also poor leadership in the past, thus making the voters stay away from the polling stations. According to IEBC Commissioner Francis Wanderi, the […]
30.65% of registered voters cast their ballots by noon – IEBC
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has announced that 6,567,869 Kenyans have so far turned out to vote. The aforementioned number represents 30.65% of the total vote. During a media update, the commission’s vice chairperson Juliana Cherera also confirmed that voting is underway in the diaspora. The process is currently ongoing in 12 countries namely […]