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The essential point
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IEBC announced that applications for new voter registration and registration changes in Kenya and for Kenyan citizens abroad would be suspended from 7 March to 6 September 2017 to enable preparation of a revised register.
Evidence: Gazette Notice 1813, operative paragraphs; retained PDF physical p. 2
Why it matters
It explains that the pause was intended to enable compilation, public inspection and biometric-data verification of a revised register.
Evidence: Gazette Notice 1813, operative paragraphs; retained PDF physical p. 2
Open the key points and evidence
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The notice says the suspension was intended to enable preparation and compilation of a revised register for public inspection and verification.
Gazette Notice 1813, operative paragraphs; retained PDF physical p. 2 -
Previously appointed officers were to conduct registration for Kenyan citizens in prisons from 20 to 27 February 2017.
Gazette Notice 1814, operative paragraph; retained PDF physical p. 2 -
IEBC appointed officers for registration of Kenyan citizens outside Kenya, with that registration scheduled from 20 February to 6 March 2017.
Gazette Notice 1815, operative paragraph; retained PDF physical p. 2 -
A separate notice provided for overseas registration from 20 February to 6 March 2017.
Gazette Notice 1816, operative paragraph; retained PDF physical p. 2 -
The prison-centre notice organized its schedule by county, constituency, ward and registration-centre codes and names.
Gazette Notice 1817, operative paragraph and clauses (a)–(h); retained PDF physical p. 3
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