IEBC Data System Breached, Voters Transferred Without Consent
IEBC data system breached and voters transferred without their consent.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is on the spot after its system was infiltrated and voters illegally transferred.
A preliminary inspection of the voters’ register revealed the irregularity, which led to the discovery of the breach.
According to the IEBC, some voters were relocated from one polling location to another without following the prescribed legal procedure.
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On Monday, May 30, IEBC chairperson Wafula Wanyonyi Chebukati stated that the Commission was investigating the breach and that any IEBC staff found to be responsible will face legal action.
“Transfers happen when a voter requests and there is a form to fill which then the registration officer has to update the register. If there are unauthorized cases where one finds themselves in a place they don’t want, the Commission investigates,” Chebukati explained.
“Cases of transfers without one’s knowledge shall be investigated and the Commission has asked for all transfer forms and if there are such cases, the voters will be returned to their polling stations. And if an officer was involved in the authorized transfer, stern action will be taken, the Commission will not tolerate that.”
The IEBC chair urged all Kenyans to verify their information either by sending short messages or visiting their polling centers to avoid being locked out of the process.
The IEBC data system breach comes even as some aspirants raised concerns over clearance hitches and with only 70 days to the August 9 elections.
System failure was reported in a number of stations on the second day of vetting aspirants.
Meanwhile, Okiya Okoiti Omtatah, a human rights activist, requested the election commission to close any loopholes to prevent cases of electoral fraud from occurring.
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