LIVE NOW: IEBC CONFIRMS NEW PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS | KENYA ELECTION 2022

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LIVE NOW: IEBC CONFIRMS NEW PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS | KENYA ELECTION 2022
Vote counting underway in Kenya's presidential polls
Vote counting and tallying in Kenya's General Election has started after polling stations across the country closed.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati said in an update on Tuesday evening that voting had been concluded in all polling stations across the country and counting started.

Chebukati noted that the tallying was being done at three levels namely polling centers, constituencies and at the national stage.

At the national tallying center, he said they are verifying transmitted images of the forms used in capturing results.

The forms are being transmitted from polling centers.

The IEBC chairman noted that the commission is heavily relying on technology in the results transmission system, which had been configured to send the results once.

"As a commission, we call for patience among Kenyans as we undertake this rigorous exercise. We endeavor to conclude this exercise as soon as possible," said Chebukati, adding constitutionally the commission has seven days to announce the results.

Early provisional results from the commission indicated that the leading presidential candidates, veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto were neck-to-neck.

Earlier Tuesday, the voting process had gone on smoothly across the country although technological challenges had been reported.

Voters thronged the over 46,299 polling stations as early as 3 a.m., eager to elect their leaders.

The polling stations were opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. Voters cast their ballots with the process starting with identification of one through a technological kit dubbed KIEMS.

Once one was identified, they were then handed ballot papers to mark before dropping in respective boxes.

"As at noon, 6.56 million Kenyans had voted. This equates to 30.65 percent of the 22.1 million registered voters," said Chebukati.

And by 4 p.m., some 12.1 million voters had cast their ballots out of the 22.1 million registered, which translates to 56.2 percent turnout, said Chebukati.

He said that in some polling stations, the KIEMS kits had failed to work, delaying voting.

The commission, therefore, authorized the use of manual registers in 84 polling stations in Makueni, eastern Kenya as well as 154 stations in Kakamega, western region.

On the other hand, diaspora voting happened in 12 countries, said Chebukati.
A tense Kenya awaits results of high-stakes vote
nairobi: Kenyans waited anxiously on Wednesday for the results of the country's presidential election after a largely peaceful poll, with low turnout in some areas suggesting growing frustration with the political elite.Although presidential frontrunners William Ruto and Raila Odinga have both vowed to maintain calm following Tuesday's poll, the memory of past election-related violence remains fresh for many Kenyans, who have urged political parties to accept the results.With pressure building on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which has to declare the results by August 16, officials worked overnight to count votes and dispel rigging fears.
"We call for patience among Kenyans as we undertake this rigorous exercise and also endeavour to complete this exercise as soon as possible," IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati said in a late-night briefing.

The Bomas of Kenya auditorium, the venue of the IEBC’s national tallying centre, where the updates are being delivered periodically, has become more of a Church event especially whenever the commission is about to give an update over what is happening across all the electoral areas in the country.

Unlike the previous exercises where the venue was reduced into a shouting contest between the opposing groups in the election and also where the commission chairman would stroll from a room, make an announcement and disappear as he came with his entourage, this time round it was different.

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