Nairobi takes early lead in registration of new voters

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati (centre) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba(right) and commissioner Consolata Nkatha Bucha during a press brief at the IEBC offices in Nairobi on the ongoing mass registration campaign that will continue until February 14th. 24/01/2017. Photo by WILLIS AWANDU

Nairobi, Kiambu and Kilifi are the leading counties in the number of new voters registered so far.

Of the 825,145 new electors listed in the first week of the mass voter registration, Nairobi is leading with 95,966 ahead of Kiambu (61,541), Kilifi (38,339), Nakuru (35, 815) and Meru (33,285).