Roots Party presidential aspirant Prof. George Wajackoyah was not able to vote after the IEBC KIEMS kit failed.
Wajackoyah arrived at the Indangalasia Primary School at Matungu in Kakamega County at around a quarter past 10 am.
Moreover, as of that time, no one in the polling station had cast their vote.
“We are waiting to see what happens, as they have said. They said they would give us another 11 hours and asked us to be patient,” he told voters outside the polling station.
Wajackoyah further accused IEBC of incompetence, adding that they could have tested the KIEMS kit deployed to identify voters.
“Why couldn’t they test the kits before the election? They have been saying we wait, we have gone and come back it is the same story. The older generation has even left.” He Stated
“In my stronghold of Matungu, people have not voted since morning and I have also not voted,” he said.”
Moreover, several areas across the country were yet as they experienced a delay over KIEMS kits failure.
Also Read:President Uhuru Express Confidence In The Election As He Votes In Gatundu
Likewise, in other areas, the electoral commission resorted to the manual register. However, voting was yet to start in other affected centers after IEBC officials said they were waiting for directions.
Nonetheless, Wajackoya is one of the presidential candidates aside from David Mwaure, Deputy President William Ruto, and Raila Odinga.
Polling stations opened as early as 6am across the country and DP Ruto, Mr. Mwaure, and Martha Karua were among the early voters who used the KIEMS Kit.
Similarly, the 22,120,458 registered voters will go to the polls this year to elect 290 Members of the National Assembly, 1,450 Members of County Assembly, 47 senators, governors and woman representatives, as well as the head of state.
Moreover, the 2022 election attracted 63 political parties, with at least 11,330 candidates running for different seats.
Nonetheless, the general election has also drawn 3752 independent candidates contesting various seats across the country.
