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8,000 BVR kits are faulty, polls agency reveals

IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba(left) and IEBC Director of voter Education Ras Masudi during a meeting with journalist at a Nairobi hotel on 9/1/17-BEVERLYNE MUSIL

The electoral commission is likely to face numerous challenges while registering new voters as the bulk of equipment is faulty.

Some 8,000 biometric voter registration (BVR) kits are faulty, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revealed.

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