Reprieve for 49 voters of Migingo as IEBC promises to send poll officials

Fishermen go about their duty on Migingo Island located in lake Victoria. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Forty-nine voters on Migingo Island will have a chance to cast the ballot in next week's August 9 General Election.

Migori county Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Returning Officer Ben Misati has said they will send election officials and police officers to spend a night on the disputed island before the polling day.