Election observers arrive in Kenya as Ruto, Raila trade accusations
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati (centre) addresses journalists at the Bomas of Kenya about the transmission of election results and the commission’s preparedness while flanked by other commissioners on June 20, 2022. PHOTO | NMG
The last groups of international observers are expected in Kenya in the final two weeks to the August 9 elections amid a build-up of political tension in the country over the integrity of the voting technology and materials to be deployed by the electoral commission.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday protested alleged harassment of election personnel by security agencies after three Venezuelan employees of the contracted technology service provider Smartmatic International B.V were arrested and detained upon arrival at Jomo Kenya International Airport in Nairobi.
