Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission workers arrange ballot material ahead of the final general election in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, on August 7, 2022. File| Nation Media Group
Twenty-one African countries experienced significant declines in the credibility of elections between 2020 and 2024, Stockholm-based intergovernmental organisation, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
One in three voters this year is casting a ballot in countries where election quality is worse than five years ago, according to a report by the International IDEA.