Why IEBC has registered only a fraction of Kenyans in diaspora

In the just-ended registration exercise, IEBC only managed to register 2,959 new voters in the diaspora. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

In late 2021, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that Kenyans in America as well as those living in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Sudan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates will participate in the August 9 General Election. This brings the tally of external voting countries to 11 since Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Africa participated in the last election in 2017.

With the 15-day voter registration exercise for Kenyans in the diaspora ending, hard questions are already being raised on whether the IEBC did enough to get as many eligible voters registered. In America, most people have given the exercise a wide berth. Should IEBC take all the blame?