(e) a register of voters residing in Kenya.
Section 10 (1) of the Elections Act provides that:
“A person whose name and biometric data are
entered in a register of voters in a particular polling
station, and who produces an identification
document shall be eligible to vote in that polling
station.”
Parliament also, introduced a new Section 6A to provide inter alia; that:
(1) “The Commission shall, not later than sixty
days before the date of a general election, open
the Register for verification of biometric data
by members of the public at their respective
polling stations for a period of thirty days.
(2) The Commission shall, upon expiry of the period
for verification specified under subsection (1),
revise the Register of Voters to take into
account any changes in particulars arising out
of the verification process.
(3) The Commission shall, upon expiry of the period
for verification specified under subsection(1)
publish- …the Register of Voters online and in
such
manner
as
may
be
prescribed
by
regulations.
Presidential
Petition
No.
1
of
2017
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