The electoral commission has lauded the media's efforts in preventing and responding to fake news and misinformation.
IEBC director for voter registration and electoral reforms Rashid Masudi said the media’s collaborative participation has brought to an end fears of digital and electoral violence.
Masudi spoke on Sunday during a forum that brought together journalists from North Rift and Western counties in Eldoret.
He said the media’s positive contribution has put to an end the culture of disenfranchisement of voters.
"The media is an integral partner that has helped interrupt misinformation and fake news as elections draw near. We don’t take the media for granted," Masudi said.
The director said there is a need for all stakeholders to quell emerging rumours and misinformation circulating on social media.
He said the agency has a professional secretariat that closely works with the media on a day to day basis for timely information.
"The media is a cornerstone of democracy. It plays an important role in influencing political discourse during election. It is like a double-edged sword, which needs to be handled carefully," Masudi said.
The director however said the commission could do nothing on boundaries and delimitations due to time constraints.
He said the Building Bridges Initiative could not have achieved its purpose even if it could have been passed.
Masudi said this was due to time and constitutional hitches that arose out of the demands to have extra 70 constituencies created.
"Article 89 of the Constitution requires that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission reviews boundaries of electoral zones at intervals of not less than eight years and not more than 12 years. This is reason it is impossible to have the boundaries delimitated," he said.
