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Man entices locals with 2kg of maize to register as voters

The quest to have many people register as voters has come with rather unusual measures to boost the voters' roll.

At Kapkoi market in Kwanza constituency, Trans-Nzoia County, a farmer is giving free maize to those who have registered as voters. This has resulted in long queues as locals line up to register so as not to miss the 2kg of maize being offered.

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