IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati with CEO Ezra Chiloba. Photo/the-star.co.ke
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says the delivery election materials to clash-prone regions could pose a problem during polling day.
IEBC Commissioner Roselyn Akombe says parts of the country affected by banditry or which are prone to terror attacks may be particularly difficult to access.
The deployment of election officials to areas such as Lamu, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, Baringo and West Pokot counties is becoming nightmarish for the electoral body. Consequently, electoral commission has come up with the Security Operation Plan seeking to map out the most dangerous areas and determine the resources required to cater for contingencies.
“It is our concern and that is why we have come up with Security Operation Plan, in which the commission works closely with security agencies to map out areas that require extra security,” Akombe said.