Kenya's electoral body on the spot as voter verification platform errs

IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati (centre), CEO Ezra Chiloba (right) and Commissioner Roselyne Kwamboka at the agency's offices at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi on April 5, 2017. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenya's electoral body is on the spot as its newly launched SMS voter verification platform returned results even for non-existent national identity numbers.

To check registration status, a voter texts the ID number to the code 70000 and immediately receives a detailed message confirming name, county, polling station code and ward.