Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), on Thursday received the first batch of the August general election ballot papers in the country.

The election consignment arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday morning and was received by Chebukati and a team of commissioners from the IEBC.

“We have received a total of 128 pellets today. We shall continue receiving them until July 29, which is the final day of receiving the ballot papers,” Chebukati said.

According to Chebukati, a total of 22,120,258 ballot papers have been printed for all six elective positions.

While addressing rigging plot claims by a section of politicians through the printing of more ballot papers, Chebukati denied the being of any additional ballot papers, saying they were printed according to the number of registered voters.

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“There is no additional ballot paper. We know very well there has never been 100 per cent voter turnout, so if there will be a spoilt vote, it will be accommodated within that number,” Chebukati said.

The IEBC chairman also said the commission has organised for politicians, especially the presidential candidates to visit Greece and witness the printing of the presidential ballot papers as the commission claims to have nothing to hide.

“We have arranged visitation for political leaders to go to Greece and witness the printing of the presidential ballot papers… we have nothing to hide,” Chebukati said.


He emphasised that all ballot papers will come from Greece into the country through the JKIA and no ballot papers will come from any other place, as alleged by a section of politicians.

According to Chebukati, the last batch of the ballot papers to be printed will be the presidential ballot papers and they will arrive in the country on July 29, 2022.

During the presser at JKIA, the IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein revealed the cost of printing ballot papers for the August general election will amount to Sh3.2 billion. That translates to Sh23 per ballot paper.