IEBC should clean register and ensure credible polls

IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

A clean voters’ register is a critical part of free, fair and credible elections. This is what guarantees public confidence in polls, which in Kenya, are traditionally hotly contested at all levels, not just the presidency. As such, it is vital for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to ensure the voters’ register is cleaned up before August even though the timelines set in law have been breached. The best place to start would be to liaise with the Registrar of Births and Deaths to delete dead voters from the list.