Data from the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission shows Australia is not among the 12 countries where the August 9 general election was held.
According to the agency, Kenyans living in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa and South Sudan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Germany and Canada were able to participate in the election.
Voter registration for citizens residing outside Kenya today kicked off in Kenyan Embassies/Consulates in Kigali, Kampala, Dar-es-salaam, Arusha, Bujumbura, Juba, Doha, Pretoria, Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles & Berlin. Registration drive will continue for 15 days #ECVR2022 pic.twitter.com/XaGaV70rGX
— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) January 21, 2022
Mutiple accounts on Twitter had on Tuesday alleged that voting happened at the Kenyan Embassy in Australia, and even went ahead to post results.
Speaking to the Star on Tuesday, Mary Wangui, who has been in Australia for the last one month, confirmed that no voting was done in the country on August 9.
Wangui, however, said that she was disappointed for not being able to vote.
Another fact-check by AFP also found the claim that the Kenyan diaspora in Australia voted was false.
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