Court directs IEBC to allow registered prisoners to vote

The High Court has today directed the IEBC to formulate a mechanism that allows prisoners to participate in the forthcoming March 4 general elections. Justice David Majanja who delivered the ruling stated that prisoners have a constitutional right to vote as a vulnerable group. Majanja further said that the IEBC should in future register prisoners to participate in referendums and elections. The ruling was in response to a petition by civil society group Kituo Cha Sheria which had gone to court to obtain orders to have IEBC reopen the voter registration process to accommodate prisoners...