The ugly side of voter registration campaigns

A boda boda operator and his passenger display their voters' cards as they ride through Kachok in Kisumu town yesterday. All roads leading into and out of town are manned by youths demanding to see the cards. [Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard]

Rogue youths are taking advantage of voter registration campaigns to harass and extort locals, police have said.

Nyanza Regional Police Co-ordinator Willy Lugusa said stern action would be taken against those found culpable, adding that five people had already been arrested in Kondele and Mamboleo.