The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has failed to meet its target for the first phase of mass voter registration.
The one month exercise which targeted four million new voters has managed only 1,428,056 applications.
A report released by the Commission on Tuesday indicated that the turn out is just 30 per cent of the target with over 400,000 people transferring their voting stations during the exercise.
The exercise conducted at County Assembly Ward level using 5,776 Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits indicated that Nairobi City County had the highest number of applications at 134,670.
This was followed by Kiambu (82,754), Kisumu (59,611) and Kakamega (58,397).
"The Commission had set out to register four million voters in the 30-day drive but managed to achieve 34 per cent of its target nationally. Only seven counties managed to get 50 per cent and above of their set targets. The counties included Kajiado, Marsabit, Tana-River, Narok, Migori, Kiambu and Siaya. Further, five other counties namely Elegeyo-Marakwet, Taita Taveta, Embu, Kilifi, and Vihiga obtained less than 25 per cent of their set targets," read the report signed by Commission chairman Isaac Hassan.
It proceeded: "It was noted that 493,169 voters applied for transfers from one station to another; one County Assembly Ward to another, one Constituency to another; or from one County to another. The large number transfers of already registered voters were witnessed across all counties."
The Commission however plans to commence registration of voters in Kericho County and Malindi Constituency where voter registration was not conducted due to by-elections.
Kajiado County which had a target of 18,092 ended up registering 27,884 which translated to 154 per cent and the commission has expressed concerns, suspecting that people from the neighbouring Nairobi County may have moved to register in the area.
The Commission also wants to investigate the high number of voter transfers, saying: "The motivation behind the transfers may require in-depth analysis since it cannot be directly linked to change of residence."