Mombasa, Kakamega gubernatorial elections set for August 23
By naomi.njoroge, August 9, 2022
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati has announced that Mombasa and Kakamega gubernatorial polls will be held on August 23.
The race in both counties had been halted following an unprecedented ballot papers mix-up.
Speaking to members of the press at Bomas in Nairobi, on Monday, August 8, 2022, IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said the ballot papers had wrong images of candidates printed on them.
“Ballot papers for the following elective positions were noted to have errors. Ballot papers for Kakamega county governor positions, Mombasa County have wrong gubernatorial candidate pictures and the details printed on them. Positions for members of the National Assembly in Pokot South and three in Kachiriba also have wrong candidate pictures and the details printed on them,” Chebukati said.
“As a result, elections for their respective positions have been suspended to a later date which shall be announced through a gazette notice.”
The ballot papers were printed in Athens, Greece, by Inform Lykos (Hellas) S.A. company.
The IEBC boss also confirmed that ballot papers for several constituencies were wrongly routed during the distribution process.
Besides Kakamega and Mombasa governor races, other electoral areas that will go to the polls on August 23 are MP races in Rongai, Pokot South, Kacheliba and Kitui Rural constituencies.