The marked ODM ballot papers. Photo/the-star.co.ke
Six people are in police custody in Narok after being found with marked ballot papers for the ODM nominations.
They were arrested on Saturday at a hotel in Kilgoris town.
They were taken to Kilgoris CID headquarters for questioning.
According to police, the group was found with pre-marked ballot papers for the woman representative and Kilgoris MP seats.
Stephen Kyenze, Transmara West acting deputy OCPD, denied reports that an aspirant was one of those arrested, as earlier reported.
Kyenze said they were tipped off by leaders in the area.
“One of the aspirants for the parliamentary seat, Joseph ole Siparo, informed us that some people masquerading as agents with ballot papers,” he said.
He added that the documents had serial numbers.