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| Long queue as voter wait to cast their votes Photo/file |
In Nyali constituency, Kongowea and Maweni primary schools polling stations opened at 7:30am about one and half hour late.Residents faulted the IEBC preparedness in the election day after finding out that the stations were still closed and the clerks and officials had not arrived.
Pauline Wawuda a resident of Nyali constituency said she woke up early to vote so that she can continue with his work at the shop.“I woke up early and rushed to the station only to find the station still closed and I wanted to come back and continue with my daily business,” she said.
In Jomvu constituency Taratibu social hall voters declined to vote if the BVR machine could not work as they had expected.By 10 am the exercise had not yet started despite IEBC using the manual register to conduct the exercise.
Changamwe primary school, Changamwe social hall and Changamwe secondary polling stations were opened but the voting exercise started at around 9:30am due to unavoidable hiccups.
In Mvita constituency, Public health department polling centre where senator aspirant Najib Balala casted his vote at around 8:30am experienced long queues of voters.
In Kiembeni Primary School, Kisauni constituency, there were issues with the alphabetical listings of the voters, which led to delays, and also the BVR machines that were slow and hanging.
An early morning black out in most parts of Kisauni area, also led to confusion, with most polling stations prompting to use only once computer, as others were taken for charging.
Many parts were calm with security officers manning the stations in case of the any emerging chaos.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-110485/poll-delays-mombasa-iebc-clerks-open-voting-centres-late
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