The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that it has registered 1,521 Kenyans living abroad as voters.

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South Africa recorded the highest number of new voters at 665 followed by Tanzania at 361.

247 Kenyans were registered in Uganda whereas Rwanda and Burundi had 201 and 47 new voters respectively.

Kenyans living these countries will only be allowed to vote for the president, similar to 2013.

The commission had cited logistical and time constraints, as the reason why they could not register voters in the diaspora beyond the five countries.