NEC to update register

 

The NEC chairman, Retired Judge Damian Lubuva 

By Peter Saramba, The Citizen Correspondent

In Summary

• The NEC chairman, Retired Judge Damian Lubuva (pictured), announced the budget yesterday when he briefed journalists on the by-election to be carried out tomorrow in 27 wards across the country.

Arusha. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has allocated Sh279 billion for upgrading the Voters Registration book in anticipation of the constitutional draft referendum and the 2015 General Election.

The NEC chairman, Retired Judge Damian Lubuva, announced the budget yesterday when he briefed journalists on the by-election to be carried out tomorrow in 27 wards across the country.

“Our experts have already started identifying, inspecting and evaluating the polling stations used in the 2010 general election to see if we need more,” said Judge Lubuva.

The upgrading exercise will be carried out this year but Judge Lubuva did not give details on when the exercise would kick off on the grounds that it was too early to go public.

The NEC boss said they would have to order special machines capable of identifying fingerprints during the registration and voting period in order to eliminate any possibility of rigging. “Opinion polls and the next General Election will be based on the upgraded voters’ book,” assured Lubuva.