That as I write now Kenya has no voter register is chilling. No wonder therefore that those who care about democracy at all, given the impending referendum, must beseech all illegible Kenyans to register as voters. I have recently taken my new voting card at Mwiyenga in Lurambi. Turn out in this part of the country has been slow. Folks need a bit of prodding (!!!).. but I trust we will eventually have the numbers. One occurrence did however disturb me, so much as to occasion me send an inquiry to the electoral board. Why in God's name should the Chiefs and their assistants be sending the village elders round registration centers to pick data on the people already registered ? ID and voter card numbers ! That is creepy.
We just came out of a very difficult time because of a disputed election. Any suspicious activities by the administration does therefore cause so much unease. Kindly let's not engage in activities that will help instill further mistrust in the new electoral systems that we are creating.
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