The Star (Nairobi)

Kenya: 200 Families Left in the Cold After Rains Destroy Kibarage Slum

By Nganga Thairu, 21 November 2012
Photo: Capital FM
Floods hit Kenya (file photo).

More than 2,200 voters were registered in Gatundu South on Monday, IEBC has said. Gatundu South IEBC coordinator Yegon said there were no hitches except for a power blackout in some of the 66 polling stations.

Yegon said he expects the registration will meet its target of 18 million voters. Meanwhile, 1,383 identity cards are yet ti be collected at the Registrar of Persons office in Gatundu district.

Gatundu district registrar of persons Kamau Irungu asked Kenyans who have not collected their cards to do so to enable them to register as voters. The voter registration was launched by President Kibaki on Monday. It will come to an end on December 19.

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