The High court will deliver its judgement on the use of Kenya Integrated Elections Management System kits in the next week's elections on August 4, 2022.  

The much expected verdict follows a petition filed in court by  seven lobby groups who are calling on  the court to order IEBC to provide a manual register of voters across the polling stations.

The lobby groups explained that the move of IEBC chair Wafula Chebuka is not only in violation of the Statute but also subjected to massive failure which can lead to the ultimate postponement of the Tuesday Elections.

On Monday the respondents in the case, whose team of lawyers challenged the case argued that technology is prone to attack and relying on the kits there is a risk that voters maybe incapable in the event of technical hitches.

This was, however, dismissed by lawyer Edwin Mukele who represented Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) noting that the electoral body is operating within the constitutional framework. 

He added that  IEBC can only approve the deployment of printed register.

Should the court grant IEBC to use KIMS kits in the August 9, polls  then voters will interact with it as they turn out to elect their leaders.

The KIEMS system will electronically identify you through its automated poll book known as the Electronic Voter Identification (EVID) system. It is made up of a laptop that is attached with a finger print reader and a handheld device with in-build finger print reader.

The system identifies voters biometrically and seeks to curb impersonation during the voting exercise making sure only those that had been registered are allowed to cast their votes.

The KIEMS also has a system that will enable presiding officers present and transmit results to observation centers through specially configured mobile devices.