Election tech under spotlight as Kenya prepares to vote


Staff of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) manning their desks at a calling centre of 2022 Kenya's Presidential and Parliamentary Elections at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug 1, 2022. Kenyans will head to the polls on Aug 9, 2022, in a contested tight battle between veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and current Deputy President William Ruto as they cross the country vying for electorate support. — AFP

NAIROBI: Voting technology was introduced in Kenya to build trust and credibility around elections – but has sometimes had the opposite effect.

Here’s what to know as Kenya’s votes on Aug 9:

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