IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati (centre), CEO Ezra Chiloba (right) and Dr Roselyn Akombe Kwamboka (left). [Photo/Courtesy]The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said it will consult relevant stakeholders before removing the names of dead voters from the voter register.
Commissioner Abdi Guliye on Monday said while the polls body acknowledges the audit findings by KPMG, the commission will work in tandem with the Civil Registrar of Deaths to correctly identify such persons.
Last week, an audit by KPMG on IEBC voters’ roll revealed that about 1 million dead voters could still be in the electoral body’s register.
Mr Guliye said the Commission will evaluate the report, with a view of removing names of the dead voters in the register.
According to KPMG, an estimated 1,037,260 dead voters could be in the IEBC roll and a further 264,242 voters could have been registered more than once.
In its report, the audit firm recommended the deletion of 92,277 voters with matching names and ID numbers from the register.
IEBC is in the meantime assuring Kenyans that its preparations for the August poll are at advanced stages, having acquired 35 thousand voting kits, with a further 10 thousand expected to arrive in the country this week.
On Tuesday, the electoral body will begin a three day conference on national elections to rally Kenyans together towards a credible and peaceful general election.
Stakeholders have in the meantime called on the government to ensure a secure environment ahead of the August the poll.
Meanwhile, the Commission and various election stakeholders are Monday convening at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre for the National Elections Conference.
The three day event has been organised to help in laying down strategies that will guide Kenyans toward peaceful elections.
The areas to be covered at the conference include lessons learnt from the previous election, conflict mitigation and disputes resolution, electoral operations and technology and the role of media, among others.
The conference has been jointly organized by IEBC, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and Kura Yangu, Sauti Yangu movement who will take part in a panel discussion on Kenya’s preparedness and overall strategy to insulate the 2017 general election against the threat of violent extremism and cybercrime.
Others who will take part include political leaders, civil society, religious leaders, media and Kenyans at large.