The government will introduce a special system that will enable Kenyans with visual impairments to fully participate in future elections unassisted.
The new system, which government spokesman Isaac Mwaura has called a special secret ballot mechanism, will be necessary to increase participation by Kenyans in the elections and enhance credibility, as the visually impaired will vote without the possibility of interference.
At the moment, Kenyans with visual challenges have to be assisted to cast their votes by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission officials manning polling stations, who have been trained to help them.
In a statement in his official X account on Wednesday, June 11, Mwaura said: "The new system will mean that visually impaired people will be able to cast their votes without assistance from another person as has been the case." Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura during a press briefing on July 18, 2024.
