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Kenya's destiny lies in the hands of 19m voters

Wafula Chebukati Chairman IEBC when they officially announced the closure of the mass voter registration drive that commenced on january 16th 2017. PHOTO:WILBERFORCE OKWIRI

More than 19 million voters will decide Kenya's fate for the next five years when they cast their votes on August 8.

This is after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) enlisted 3.78 million new voters out of the 6.1 million targeted in the mass voter registration exercise that ended on Sunday.

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