Ballot boxes. [Photo/Daily Nation]
At least 20 ballot boxes were found abandoned in one corner of a hotel conference hall in Kisii town on Thursday morning.
Some boxes had some unmarked pieces of paper. Other boxes were labeled Governor, Member of Parliament, Ward Rep and Woman Rep.
The Dans Hotel Manager, Mr Richard Omari, said that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had hired the hall a few days to the August 8 elections to conduct a training.
He said the boxes had been discovered by its staff, who went to prepare the conference hall for another group.
"The hall had been closed since it was last used by the IEBC. That is why the materials were found when the new clients came requesting for a room to conduct their seminar,"
Mr Omari said that they had notified IEBC.
An IEBC official, however, downplayed the incident saying the material had been samples used by the Commission to train clerks and poll officials.
The training was conducted between July 25 and 28 according to the IEBC official.
IEBC Kisii County Returning officer, Sydney Namlungu was not available for comment.
County Police Commander Hassan Abdi said he had not been notified of the incident.