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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is putting in place final touches ahead of the March 4 Matungu and Kabuchai by-elections.<\/p>\n

The poll agency has been training officials like presiding officers, clerks and party agents ahead of the mini-polls.<\/p>\n

John Kirui, the IEBC returning officer for Matungu, said they were doing everything possible to ensure the by-election would be free and fair.<\/p>\n

He said more than 600 IEBC officials will be deployed in various parts of the constituency to boost surveillance on the by-election day.<\/p>\n

“I can assure you no votes will be stolen as we have enough officers on the ground ready to do the job as per the election Act,” Kirui said.<\/p>\n

The constituency has five wards; Namamali, Koyonzo, Mayoni, Kholera and Khalaba with at least 116 polling stations.<\/p>\n

Matungu has 62,386 voters who are expected to cast their ballot\u00a0to elect their member of parliament to take over a seat left vacant following the death of Justus Murunga in November last year.<\/p>\n

At least 15 candidates, including nine independent candidates, will battle it out in the race. Major parties have fielded candidates.<\/p>\n

The candidates are Peter Nabulindo (Amani National Congress), Alex Lanya (United Democratic Alliance) and David Were (ODM).<\/p>\n

Others in the race are Charles Kasamani (United Democratic Party), Paul Achayo (Movement for Democracy and Growth) and Faida Auma (Maendeleo (Chap Chap).<\/p>\n

Independent candidates are; Christabel Murunga, Eugene Murunga, Bernard Wakoli, Gregory Atoko, Kevin Borry Nectus, Wilberforce Lutta, Athman Wangara, Anzelimo Kongoti and Samuel Munyekenye.<\/p>\n

Primary schools serving as polling centres will remain closed for learning until after the by-election.<\/p>\n

Kirui said the agency will deploy enough\u00a0clerks in the polling stations to ensure voters abide by public health directives to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

He said enough sanitiser and disinfecting stations will be placed at every polling centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have washing points and sanitizers at the doors to ensure that all the health protocols are observed to avoid the spread of Covid-19,\u201d said Kirui.<\/p>\n

In Kabuchai, the Returning Officer, Esuza Benson, said they have trained Support Election Trainers (SETs), Presiding Officers and Deputy Presiding Officers who are prepared for the exercise.<\/p>\n

“The training for ICT officers is underway and we project to train polling clerks as from 28th and 1st of March 2021.”<\/p>\n

Esuza said they were engaging security agents to guarantee voters of their safety during voting and after the exercise.<\/p>\n

According to him, a series of security meetings have been held between IEBC and the police.<\/p>\n

“We deployed Voter educators in all the 4 ward to disseminate information about the by-election and the requirements because we are holding the by-election at a time the country is facing Covid-19 threat and Ministry of Health guidelines must be observed in all voting centres.”<\/p>\n

The officials clarified that there has been no official complaint lodged with the agency over violent campaigns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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