Raila: National Intelligence Service interfering with voter registration to influence election results

CORD leader Raila Odinga (left) consults with Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho (centre) and his Kilifi County counterpart Amerson Kingi (right) during a vote hunting mission at Mtwapa town in Kilifi County where he urged people especially youths to register in large numbers, January 24, 2017. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has claimed that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) is heavily involved in the ongoing voter registration with the aim of influencing results in August.

Raila said NIS interference in the voter registration involves taking Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits across the borders of Uganda and Ethiopia and assisting citizens of the two countries to register in a Kenyan election process.