IEBC manual register

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Court orders IEBC to use manual voter register during polls – Kenya ... (Kenya News Agency)

Justice Mugure Thande in his ruling while reversing the decision of the electoral body to scrap manual registers further dismissed a letter that IEBC wrote to ...

The judge found that the decision of the Commission to abandon the printed register violates the provisions of the constitution, which provides that where an electronic voter identification device fails then use of such physical register would suffice. “The court has found that the impugned decision of the Commission to abandon the printed register violates the clear provisions of the Constitution which provides that where an electronic voter identification device fails then such voter would be identified using a printed register,” Justice Mugure stated. Justice Mugure said the move is unconstitutional and ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to use the physical register to identify the voters.

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Court says IEBC's decision to abandon manual register ... (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

The court has quashed the decision by the not to use the manual register of voters to identify voters in August 9th polls.

“The decision by IEBC via a letter dated June 10,2022 stating that the first respondent shall not use the manual register voter in the general elections of Tuesday 9 2022 is unconstitutional and the said decision is hereby quashed,” court ruled In a ruling Thursday, High Court Judge Mugure Thande said the court finds this to be unconstitutional and ordered the manual register to be used too. The court has quashed the decision by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) not to use the manual register of voters to identify voters in August 9th polls and only relying with Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits.

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Court directs IEBC to provide manual register in next week's polls (The Standard)

The High Court on Wednesday directed the IEBC to provide a manual register during the August 9, 2022 General Election.

According to civil society groups, the kits can only function when connected to a reliable network. The AG and UDA were responding to a case filed by seven lobby groups. There is alphanumeric identification, a truncated register, and a list posted on the polling station. In its answer to Azimio, the first respondent did not make any rule on the failure of technology. It said that the kits do not require internet for the purposes of identification. “As a result not of the decision of the first respondent, there is a risk of disenfranchising a registered voter.

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Win for Azimio after Court quashes IEBC's decision on manual voter ... (Pulse Live Kenya)

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance had requested the IEBC to use the manual register in case the KIEMS kits fail. IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati hands ...

This judgement is a win for the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance which had requested the commission to use the manual register in case the KIEMS kits fail. Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance had requested the IEBC to use the manual register in case the KIEMS kits fail The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been ordered to use the manual voter register alongside the electronic voter register in the upcoming General Elections.

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Courts cases disrupt election plans — IEBC (The Star, Kenya)

Court judgements and orders are disrupting plans to hold the General Election on Tuesday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has decried.

We were training staff on specific lines that we had agreed on but now we have to regroup and train them again,” he said. In a ruling Thursday, High Court judge Mugure Thande said the court finds the decision to be unconstitutional and ordered the manual register to be used too. - The court has quashed the decision by IEBC not to use the manual register of voters to identify voters in August 9th polls

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Manual voter register must be used in Kenya polls - court (NIGERIAN TRIBUNE)

A Kenyan court has ordered the country's electoral body to use a manual register to identify voters in next week's general election.

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IEBC to use manual register in Tuesday Election (The Standard)

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says it will use the manual register to complement the electronic register in next week's ...

“The commission commits to adhere to the rule of law and will facilitate the realization of the political rights of Kenyans.” The commission says it will adhere to the rule of the law. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says it will use the manual register to complement the electronic register in next week’s polls, following court’s judgment yesterday.

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Chebukati: We'll adhere to court order on manual register (The Star, Kenya)

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said it will act in accordance with the High Court orders of using manual registers.

Justice Mugure said if the IEBC's decision to abandon manuals is allowed to remain unchallenged, the result would be that voters' constitutional right to vote under Article 38b would be violated. • Justice Mugure said if the IEBC's decision to abandon manuals is allowed to remain unchallenged, the result would be that voters' constitutional right to vote under Article 38b would be violated. • IEBC reiterated that they will adhere to the rule of law so as to provide a free, fair and transparent election on August 9.

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