The East Africa Community (EAC) Observer Mission in Kenya has the Kenya’s general elections passed the credibility test.
The mission lauded the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for carrying out a smooth voting exercise.
Addressing the media in Nairobi, the observer mission also lauded the police for successfully securing the exercise.
Former Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete who is leading the mission said that the police did not interfere with voting exercise.
‘”The mission commends IEBC for the successful use of the technology in voter registration, voter identification and the transmission of results,” Mr Kikwete said.
The mission also noted the use of technology which it says improved credibility, efficiency and increased transparency in the country, unlike in the previous elections.
“We recommend that the problems relating to KIEMS kit should be identified and necessary corrective measures be taken for better performance in future.”
“It was intriguing to note that the presence of many agents of Independent candidates…it appears there are many Independent candidates, which is good for democracy but there is a story behind it and we are going to take up that matter in the main report.”
The mission however raised concerns over the discrepancy in the number of agents allocated to independent candidates compared to party candidates