The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that 246,465 dead voters were found on its register for the August 9 General Elections.
Nearly half a million more voters were found to have duplicate records and more than 226,000 people were registered using documents that do not belong to them.
Also, 164,269 were found to have registered with invalid identification documents (IDs and passports) the Commission said have to be addressed before certification and publishing of the register.
The electoral body also found 226,143 voters were registered with National Identity cards that do not belong to them and 481,711 people had duplicate records.
This was among several anomalies the Commission found, forcing it to postpone the publishing of the voter’s register.
“Because of the implementation of the preliminary audit findings the Commission has decided to address the findings prior to certifying the register for publication on, or before June 20,” IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati said.
Previously, the Commission had announced that it would certify and publish the register of voters on or before June 9.
Electoral irregularities in past elections in Kenya have led to deadly violence.
The electoral agency today conducted test the technology expected to be used to transmit the results of the August 9 polls.
The electoral agency was to test, verify and deploy the technology, which must be completed at least 60 days before a general election.
The test run will be conducted at Bomas of Kenya in the presence of representatives of the four presidential candidates.
