Nairobi — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati says all polling stations will have ballot papers and boxes to be used in the election by August 6.

Speaking during a National Council on Administration of Justice meeting on Friday, Chebukati stated that the commission has engaged all stakeholders and is confident the election will be successful.

"we have engaged and whatever challenges that were there have been overcome, we have election materials which are strategic materials, ballot papers, they are coming in from the printers and we shall start deploying them to the field and will be there on or we before the 6th of August just before the elections," he stated.

He further indicated that the commission is ready for elections and the preparations of other election logistics is ongoing.

"What we are currently undertaking is the training of the poll officials and poll agents, those who have been given to us by the candidates which is ongoing in the constituencies. The training of police officers was concluded last week, and they are ready to be deployed," he said.

Also speaking in the council's meeting, Interior Permanent Secretary Karanja Kibicho said the deployment of the police officers across the country as required by the IEBC has been done.

"We have been working with IEBC over the last year or so, I can confirm that we are ready, as requested by the IEBC, we have deployed for security on the rest of the areas that are not concerned with elections outside polling centers and our duty is to assure Kenyans that we are safe and ready," he stated.

The meeting was held to discuss the status of the election preparedness in the country and was attended by other officials from the Judiciary, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Inspector General of police.