The Electoral Commission has received reports that voting has not commenced at some
polling stations across the country due to technical challenges affecting the Biometric
Voter Verification Kits (BVVKs).
The Commission hereby guides all Returning Officers that, where a BVVK fails to start,
the voting process should commence immediately using the National Voters Register, in
accordance with the electoral laws and guidelines, so as not to disenfranchise any voter.
In the meantime, the Electoral Commission’s technical teams are actively responding to
and addressing the reported technical challenges.
The Commission regrets any inconveniences caused and assures the public that all
necessary measures are being taken to ensure a smooth and credible voting process
nationwide.
Presiding officers are directed that polling stations will remain open until the registered
voters who will be in the lines by 4:00pm have cast their votes.
