August 9 , 2022

Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah from the Roots Party of Kenya says he has not been able to cast his vote.

He says the voter identification kits have not been working in his constituency in the west of Kenya.

The lawyer and educationalist, who is making his first bid for the presidency, says he is now the only presidential contender not to have voted.

Officials have also confirmed that about 10% of polling centres in Kakamega county have been affected.

Following Wajackoyah’s complaints, the BBC’s Roncliffe Odit in nearby Kisumu says the electoral commission has just ruled that polling stations in Kakamega where the ID kits have failed can use the printed electoral register to verify voters instead.