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A Training Coordinator for Technology Clerks in Kenya\u2019s Tuesday elections, Gladys\u00a0Nketia,\u00a0is confident that backup clerks at the polling stations will step in\u00a0if\u00a0any of the trained officers failed to show up on voting day.<\/p>\n
She said it was impossible for both the clerk and\u00a0backups not\u00a0to show up on voting day.<\/p>\n
She was speaking to EIB Network\u2019s international correspondent, Kobby Gomez-Mensah at\u00a0a training session\u00a0for over 1000 clerks who will man the Kenya Integrated Elections Management Systems (KIEMS) deployed for Tuesday\u2019s elections\u00a0at\u00a0Ruiru\u00a0Secondary School.<\/p>\n
Many voters and international observers are worried that the KIEMS could fail as\u00a0the technology\u00a0for\u00a0the 2013 elections\u00a0did. But Ms\u00a0Nketia\u00a0said there must be no cause for alarm,\u00a0as the clerks are trained to troubleshoot the devices if problems\u00a0occur\u00a0on voting day.<\/p>\n
The Technology Clerks will operate the KIEMS devices, biometrically identify voters at Polling Stations\u00a0and electronically transmit results to\u00a0the 338\u00a0Tallying\u00a0Centres across the country.<\/p>\n
Elections will take place in 40,883 Polling Stations across the 47 Counties of the country.<\/p>\n
However, the chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC),\u00a0\u00a0Wafula\u00a0Chebukati\u00a0said earlier\u00a0that\u00a0results of 33 electoral areas will not be transmitted by the KIEMS due to late court rulings\u00a0that came after the candidates lists had already been generated.<\/p>\n
An American journalist covering Kenyan elections for the second time said she is not confident that the much-touted KIEMS has the needed backup.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that the technology deployed in the last elections failed, one would have thought that there is a fall back system, but there is none. What will happen on voting day should\u00a0the\u00a0technology fail?\u201d she queried.<\/p>\n
But clerks who went through the training are optimistic that the devices will deliver on voting day. The IEBC has partnered three local telecommunication\u00a0giants\u2014Safaricom,\u00a0Airtel\u00a0and Telekom Kenya \u2013 and zoned\u00a0the country along\u00a0each of the service provider\u2019s strengths to ensure efficient transmission of results. Kenya\u2019s Communication Authority has also been mandated to secure the networks and ensure their\u00a0service\u00a0quality.<\/p>\n
The IEBC also deployed satellites technology in all 338 Tallying Centres expected to receive transmitted results from the Polling Stations.<\/p>\n
One of the Technology Clerks at the\u00a0Ruiru\u00a0Secondary School said any computer literate can operate the KIEMS with the needed training. He said given his years of\u00a0computer use and the training given, he is confident that he can administer the KIEMS on Election Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s an enormous responsibility on our shoulders because the current electoral laws fishes to the last person\u00a0if anything goes wrong. Therefore,\u00a0I would be held responsible if the aspect of the elections I handle is called into question,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A female clerk\u00a0who\u00a0would\u00a0be taking part in the election administration\u00a0for the first time said the training has been very educative for her. She said there was a lot that she did not\u00a0know about\u00a0her\u00a0duties at the Polling Station as well as administering the\u00a0KIEMS\u00a0but the training\u00a0has opened her eyes to all of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am expected to do everything professionally;\u00a0to be fair so that we can elect a leader fairly. As a Kenyan I have a responsibility to ensure that the process is fair and transparent so that we can continue to enjoy the peace we have now,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n
A male Technology Clerk who also participated in the training said the responsibility on his shoulders is tough. He said it is their responsibility to ensure the integrity of the polls\u00a0are\u00a0not compromised.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the law is\u00a0very clear and everyone at the Polling Station has his or her responsibility, so you don\u2019t need to worry about what the next person is doing. I think there is a process that protects all of us in our individual capacities, so I will ensure that what I\u2019m expected to do is done to the best of my abilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Another Clerk said his biggest joy beyond August 8, will be for Kenyans to see the elections having been fairly conducted. He said that is when the task ahead would have been successful and Kenyans\u00a0will appreciate the work of all those engaged in administering the elections at all levels, including himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel bad anytime I hear people say the elections would be rigged because I expect\u00a0the elections to be credible. Interacting with many of my colleagues, I get the same feeling that everyone wants the elections to be successful and we know that we can all ensure that it happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The IEBC has engaged 360,000 temporary staff at various levels of administering next week\u2019s polls\u00a0and many of them have been trained to handle their roles to ensure free and fair elections. The last batch of training for the clerks ended at\u00a0Ruiru\u00a0constituency on Friday and all is set for Election Day.<\/p>\n
Today being the last day of campaigning,\u00a0the\u00a0opposition National Super Alliance\u00a0(NASA)\u00a0will hold its final rally at the\u00a0Uhuru\u00a0Park, where the ruling Jubilee Party held it final rally in Nairobi on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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