ICT Authority information systems Deputy Director Philip Irode in Senate on August 29, 2025/SCREENGRAB
The ICT Authority has confirmed that the electronic voting process used by the Kericho County Assembly during the impeachment of Governor Erick Mutai was secure, verifiable, and free from manipulation.
“We received a request from the Senate through our Principal Secretary, seeking the ICT Authority’s assistance to look into issues around the Kericho County Assembly voting system. Being professionals, our work was guided by standard information security frameworks, both local and global,” Irode told senators.
According to the ICT Authority’s report, the Kericho Assembly’s voting system is hosted off-premise and outside the country by Host-Pinnacle, with its access URL published as www.kerichoassembly.co.ke/onlinevote/vote.
The system, developed in-house by local staff, is managed and administered by Alfred Kimutai Korir, the Assembly’s Head of ICT and Super Administrator.
It is said to have gone live on August 12, 2025, in readiness for the impeachment session.
The Authority’s audit established that an electronic voting process did indeed take place using the referenced system, and that the number of MCAs who participated was verifiable through audit logs of both the administrative and voting modules.
Key findings showed that only individuals with valid credentials, a unique personal ID and a password could access the system to cast a vote.
“No one could vote on behalf of another MCA. You needed both your own username and ID number to log in,” Irode stated.
He further confirmed that 33 MCAs voted on the motion to impeach Governor Mutai.
Importantly, the review found no evidence of multiple voting, unauthorised access, or any compromise of the system.
“From the evidence provided, and from the system event logs we reviewed, there was no indication of impropriety or manipulation in the voting process,” Irode assured senators.
The findings are expected to play a central role in the Senate trial of Governor Mutai, who has contested the legality of his impeachment.
The hearing, which commenced on Wednesday, is to conclude today.
The confirmation of the system’s integrity could now bolster the Assembly’s position that due process was followed during the historic vote.
There has been a contestation between the Governor's side and that of the Assembly on the number of MCAs who voted in support of the motion.
While the Assembly maintains the two-thirds threshold,33 members voted, the governor dismisses this, noting only 28 voted.
