Why lack of voter education will impact negatively on August elections

Waiting to vote. IEBC and rights groups differ on whether Kenyan voters have received sufficient civic education or not. [File, Standard]

There has not been adequate civic and voter education with only 20 days to the polls, civil society groups have said.

NGOs are concerned that efforts by both Kenya National Integrated Civic Education Programme and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will not have an impact on informing voters about certain specifics of the August 8 elections.