• Governor Lee Kinyanjui of Nakuru said the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 had brought hope to Nakuru.
• Musalia said there is a huge voter registration gap that needs to be covered before the next general elections.
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ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi has faulted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission for not continually mobilising voter registration.
Musalia said there is a huge voter registration gap that needs to be covered before the next general elections.
The ANC leader observed that more than five million young people had gotten IDs since the last major voter registration yet the commission had registered about 100,000 new voters in the same period.
Mudavadi wondered why the commission waits for the eleventh hour yet the registration could be continuous if it was given the necessary publicity and mobilisation.
Speaking in Nakuru after a closed-door meeting with Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui, Mudavadi said IEBC should start registering new voters.
At the same time, Mudavadi urged the Registrar of Persons to release IDs that could still be held up at their offices.
“Let the registrar of persons use all the available resources to get the IDs to their owners including chief offices," Mudavadi said.
He was accompanied by a number of MPs and MCAs among them Nairobi Senator, Johnstone Sakaja who also appealed for a peaceful election come 2022.
Kinyanjui warned politicians and the public in general against approaching elections with emotions but with solid agendas and policies.
The governor observed that previously, Kenya allowed elections to be hypnotised emotions, tribalism, and propaganda
On BBI, Kinyanjui said the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 had brought hope to Nakuru.
"Voters in Nakuru have felt marginalised for a long time because capitation is very low compared to other counties with less population," he said.
Kinyanjui said the average bursary in Nakuru is Sh3,000 while other counties get over Sh100,000 per student.
"Even there are challenges within BBI, let us get the good component," he urged
He added that there will come a time when the county will not be able to sponsor students to school if the status quo remains.
"If you deny people education, then you can deny them everything else on the basis of illiteracy," said Kinyanjui.
He claimed that some people are opposing BBI for political posturing.
Mudavadi is on a two-day tour of Nakuru to champion his economic blueprint for the region.
Tomorrow, he will attend two church services at St Peter's Catholic church Lanet and Neema PCEA at Teachers Estate.
MPs present included Tindi Mwale (Butere), Ernest Kagesi (Vihiga), Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale), and Vihiga County Speaker Hasna Mdaizi.