12 countries verified by IEBC for diaspora voting

Statistics, however, show Qatar leads with 1,437 votes while neighbouring Tanzania comes second with 1,402. Uganda and Rwanda follow with 1,211 and 1,090 votes, respectively.

South Africa has 958, South Sudan (977), Germany (314), the UK (798), UAE (745), Canada (366), and the USA (744).

The Kenya Diaspora Alliance chairman Shem Ochuodho had earlier expressed concerns over the IEBC plans to cover diaspora residing far from the polling stations, making it difficult for them to travel for miles to cast their votes.

"This is because IEBC is failing to provide the necessary infrastructure and there are sparsely located polling stations to register diaspora voters," he said.