Monday, May 13, 2024 - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has responded to claims of ghost polling stations in Baringo County.
In a statement, the commission denied the allegations
circulating online that President William Ruto got votes from the polling
stations to beat Azimio Leader Raila Odinga in the 2022 General Elections.
"Our attention is drawn to inaccurate and misleading
content circulating in social media regarding 'non-existent polling stations'
allegedly used in the 2022 General Election," read part of the statement.
The said polling stations were located in Baringo County and
included Kampi Ya Nyasi Secondary School, Kasaka Primary School, Kasaka Mixed
Secondary School, and Kaptiony Girls' High School.
According to the commission, the process of mapping the
polling stations is stakeholders-driven and includes political parties and
members of the public.
IEBC also shared a link to the 46,229 polling stations which
were gazetted before the General Election.
The commission noted that this is in the public domain and
urged all Kenyans to check the list for accurate information.
Allegations of ghost polling stations came to light
after an expose showing that the said schools only had a signpost with no
learners or structures.
The news item also revealed that the schools had board
members, and bank accounts but the institutions did not physically exist.
After the feature, Kenyans shared photos online where
Kaptiony Girls High School was listed as a polling station on the IEBC portal
during the elections.
The photo also indicated that President Ruto had accumulated
37,635 votes out of the possible 50,237 votes cast in Baringo North
Constituency.
Ruto won the election with 7,176,141 votes with 175,170
votes from Baringo County beating out Raila Odinga, George Wajackoyah, and David
Mwaure.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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