Kenya elections: Tea pluckers, henna-stained fingers and elderly problems

A polling clerk uses a Kiems kit to identify a voter.

An IEBC polling clerk uses a Kiems kit to identify a voter. PHOTO | NMG

Sections of Kenyans who showed up early to vote in various polling stations across the country were forced to resort to identification via manual register after the election’s technology failed to pick their fingerprints.

Some voters faced delays before casting their ballots, while others were turned away after the Kenya Integrated Elections Management Systems (Kiems) kits failed to pick their fingerprints.