Chebukati: Voter turnout closer to 30pc than 48pc “best estimate”

By: OLIVE BURROWS 1 min read
Voters show off their indelible ink marks as proof that they have voted/CORRESPONDENT

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is this morning expected to give an update on the voter turnout in Thursday’s polls.

Initial figures show that there was a low turnout in the 30 per cent range according to IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati who says only 6.5 million registered voters turned out to cast their ballots in 267 of the 290 constituencies.

The Commission had been optimistic of a 48 per cent turnout but Chebukati has through his twitter account clarified that the figure given was a “best estimate.”

“The 48% was a BEST estimate turnout from the team. Latest actual figures from 267 constituencies show 6,553,858 Kenyans turned out to vote,” he tweeted on Thursday.

OLIVE BURROWS

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With a decade of storytelling under her belt, Olive Burrows has been with Capital FM for the last four years and perhaps most notably interviewed US President Barack Obama. Committed to asking the hard questions and telling the story in the most engaging way possible, she has also interviewed Melinda Gates, a UK Minister and severally had the opportunity to sit across from President Uhuru Kenyatta and address the pressing issues of the day. Other notables she has had occasion to seek answers from are UN Secretary General António Guterres and John Kerry in his time as US Secretary of State.