The electoral agency has revealed a multi-pronged electronic backup plan that will be deployed to ensure the commission does not resort to manual voting system during the August 8 polls.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries (IEBC) commissioner Paul Kurgat dispelled fears of technology failure during the exercise asserting that the multifaceted system will be ignited to reinforce primary gadgets should they collapse.
He assured that IEBC has three backups in every county should there be technological or network glitch as he clarified that each party should have at least one agent per polling station.
His remarks are likely to assuage Nasa which has demanded nothing short of electronic voter identification and back up to root out ghost voters to ensure a credible election.
It also emerged that ballot papers have seven security features to forestall manipulation, just a feature shy of being a currecy.
Although IEBC is cognizant of possible technological hitches, Kurgat assured that it was highly unlikely for all the three backup systems to fail.
At the same time, acting Interior CS Fred Mating’i has issued a stern warning to those hell-bent on disrupting peace that security measures have been put in place to deal with law breakers adding that nobody will be spared irrespective of their status in the society.
