EAC Observer Mission: Kenya's elections fair, credible

Kikwete stated that the use of technology had increased efficiency and transparency in the electoral process.

The mission did note, however, that there were cases where voter registration using the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kit failed in some areas.

"We recommend that the issues with the KEIMS kit be identified and the necessary measures are taken to improve performance in future elections," he said.

"The mission was pleased to note that political party and candidate agents were present at polling stations and were not incumbent in performing their duties," he added.

Kikwete appealed to political actors and Kenyans to continue maintaining peace after the results of the elections are declared.

"We implore all of you to embrace peaceful resolution of disputes that may arise from electoral processes. Fortunately, there is an opportunity to use courts of law, please make use of that avenue," he warned.

The EAC Election Observation Mission is one of several electoral monitoring organizations in the country that oversee general elections, including Commonwealth Election Observers, the AU-COMESA Election Observer Mission, and the EISA Election Observation Mission (EOM).

With the exception of Kenya, the EAC Partner States' 52 observers are recruited from important independent institutions, civil society organizations, and institutions of autonomous governance.