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UDA: It is easy to rig with a manual register

IEBC clerk Kevin Omondi during a voter verification process at GPO centre, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) yesterday revealed why it is backing an all-electronic voter register to identify voters.

In its argument before High Court judge Thande Mugure, the party said there is a likelihood of returning officers voting for persons who do not appear if the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) relies on printed voter registers.

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