Kakamega, Mombasa Governor vote set for August 23

Voters in Kakamega and Mombasa to elect their Governor on August 23

• IEBC has released new dates for the two counties.

• Ballot papers had the wrong images of candidates and their details.

marked ballot papers
Samples of correctly marked ballot papers
Image: IEBC

 

Voters in Kakamega and Mombasa counties will return to polling stations to elect the Governor of choice on Augu 3.

IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati said on Monday ballots for those elective seats had the wrong images of candidates and their details.

The elections were suspended alongside parliamentary polls in Kacheliba and Pokot South constituencies over ballot mix ups.

IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati said on Monday ballots for those elective seats had the wrong images of candidates and their details.

IEBC commissioner Francis Wanderi said Tuesday evening that the elections would also be held in Kitui Rural and Rongai in Nakuru county.

He, however, said voters in Eldas should prepare to vote on Wednesday, August 10 starting at 6am.

As at close of voting at 5pm, Wanderi said 12,065,803 million Kenyans had been captured on the KIEMS kits as having voted.

He said the number represented 56.17 per cent voter turn out excluding those who were identified manually.

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