<p>I think the main reason why the IEBC is preventing voters from registering at a certain location remotely is to prevent voter buying, a rampant practice in past elections. This can be especially the case in counties with 2 major clans or communities </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 25, 2012 9:26 PM, "Baiju Shah" <<a href="mailto:baiju@tele2media.com">baiju@tele2media.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>The technology that has been procured should be able to provide for multi-centre registration as it was a core requirement of the system on their RFP. The issue is the staff have not had the proper training? </div>
<div>If this the case then we will have another registration exercise for the 2018 elections and spend the billions on technology again whilst the cost should have been incremental for the next general elections.</div><div>
<br></div><div>I am inclined here to give the IEBC the benefit but point out the there is training issue that can put right with an online video of how to, the equipment and the connectivity provided in these system.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Our procurement regime on ICT related needs to be tuned to</div><div>Be able to <span>Handle uncertainty and innovative companies that are emerging with the right solutions. </span></div><div><span><br>
</span></div><div><span>I am surprised the ICT board has not been part of such a big technology technology project that is able to provide key informations related to this.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br>
</span></div><div><span>Best Regards,</span></div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,<br><br>Baiju Shah<div>Tele2media Ltd</div><div>Telemedia Africa Ltd</div><div>Tel. <a href="tel:%2B254%20701681570" value="+254701681570" target="_blank">+254 701681570</a></div>
<div>email: <a href="mailto:baiju@tele2media.com" target="_blank">baiju@tele2media.com</a></div></div><div><br>On 25 Nov 2012, at 20:31, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt"><span>Hi,</span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color:transparent"><span>IEBC had initially indicated that we shall be able to register from any registration center and select ones preferred voting center, when I went to register I was informed that this was not the case and that the center where I register will be my polling station.</span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<span> If that is the case does it mean that the USA is now a part of Kenya and what is the name of the ward, constituency and county?</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<span><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span>The reason for not allowing wardless registration was a fear of manipulation of the data as it traveled across the wide area network (how do ATMs & the SWIFT system offer secure transactions?)</span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color:transparent"><span>The other reason is that it will allow for easier voter ferrying as they will only need to appear at the specific polling stations on election day, so isn't that the situation with the 4 M people in the diaspora? </span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<span>Regards</span></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt"></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">
</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br>
</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">Tel: <a href="tel:%2B254722511225" value="+254722511225" target="_blank">+254722511225</a>, <a href="tel:%2B254202010696" value="+254202010696" target="_blank">+254202010696</a></div>
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