The scrutiny and recounting of ballots in the Homa Bay governor’s election petition has commenced.
Lawyers for Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero were curious in how the information included in the Kiems kits was entered.
The scrutiny and recount exercise are being presided over by Homa Bay deputy registrar Joy Wesonga.
The exercise includes the number of votes cast for each candidate, the number of biometrically identified voters, and the number of those authorized to vote by presiding officers without biometric identification. Others are the rejected and spoiled ballots.
The review and recount are likely to take five days.
Votes from 195 polling stations in eight constituencies will be scrutinized and recounted.
They started with Kamsama, Rinya, Nyamasare, and other voting stations in Suba North constituency on Wednesday.
They were verifying data by physically counting ballots and comparing them to entries on forms 37A as well as voter information on the SD card included in the Kiems kits.
Form 37A could not be found at the Kamsama polling station as it was neither attached to nor placed inside the ballot box. 348 counterfoils were used and placed in the ballot box.
Kidero received 97 votes after the recount, while Wanga received 237. UDA candidate Mark Rabudi received two votes, for a total of 336 votes. Form 37A was unavailable for comparison.
