{"id":659314,"date":"2022-01-24T20:20:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=659314"},"modified":"2022-01-24T20:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:42:23","slug":"iebc-registers-229843-voters-in-last-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2022\/01\/iebc-registers-229843-voters-in-last-one-week\/","title":{"rendered":"IEBC registers 229,843 voters in last one week"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 \u2013 The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says only 229,843 new voters have been registered in the last seven days.<\/p>\n

According to the commission\u2019s chairman Wafula Chebukati, this is against a projected weekly target of 1.4 million.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Chebukati “appealed to those who have not registered as voters but are eligible to do so as part of exercising their democratic rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further called on leaders and all Kenyans of goodwill to assist and support the Commission\u2019s efforts towards mobilizing eligible voters to register.<\/p>\n

He stated that the exercise of registering citizens residing outside the country (Diaspora) managed to register 163 new voters as well as 184 requests for transfer and 136 applications for change of particulars.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Kisumu Governor Anyang\u2019 Nyong\u2019o gave all County workers two days off to enable them mobilize their families and friends to register as voters.<\/p>\n

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IEBC gazetted 18 registration centers in the diaspora to participate in the exercise for a period of 15 days. \/CFM<\/p><\/div>\n

Speaking when he met all the County employees, Nyong\u2019o asked each of the workers to retreat to their respective wards and villages to spearhead the voter listing campaign.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/p>\n

IEBC: Voter registration delayed in UK, Canada, UAE due to covid travel restrictions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n