IEBC commissioners led by chairman Wafula Chebukati during a press briefing [photo/nation.co.ke]Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is set to offer thorough training to its poll officials as it aims at amending mistakes that were made during the August 8 elections.
Chair Wafula Chebukati on Friday opened the five-day training of the 290 constituency returning officers and an equal number of deputies.
The precise, bit-by-bit training which ends on Tuesday, will be conducted at the Safari Park Hotel, the second of five such trainings IEBC plans to undertake ahead of the fresh presidential elections scheduled for October 26.
IEBC came under heavy criticism in the nullified August polls as Supreme Court pointed out several errors in the election process that were deemed enough to threaten the election outcome.This systemic issue is what the agency is trying to cure with the training that has been tailored majorly to correct the mistakes pointed out by the Chief Justice David Maraga-led Supreme court.
“We have made the presidential elections results path clearer, with clear protocols and procedures,” IEBC communications manager said of the planned training.
The electoral body has done away with its 47 county returning officers and their deputies who usually play no role in the process.