International audit firm, KPMG has vowed to observe the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and experience in a bid to lend credibility to the 2017 general elections.
In a statement on Friday, KPMG said its role is projected to start from the accreditation of the 2013 voters’ register and voters who signed up in the successive IEBC registration exercises after last general election. The audit firm seeks to authenticate the voters register against that of births and deaths to ensure names of the dead and underage voters are removed.
Even as opposition coalition CORD continues to legally lament against award of the tender to KPMG, the audit firm has pledged to involve all relevant parties in the process for the sake of a favourable business environment across the electioneering season.
KPMG's CEO Josphat Mwaura said they purpose to inspire confidence and empower change as we head to the August 8 polls.
He expressed optimism that his firm will deliver comparing the audit process to KPMG’s role in 1994’s celebrated South African election.
He also noted that they were determined to give proper recommendations following the audit, ensure, accuracy and completeness for the next phase of the mass voter registration exercise set to kick off on January 16.
Opposition-Cord’s Raila Odinga, moved to court seeking to stop the audit process claiming that they were not consulted in the process of that settled on KPMG.