Eight polling stations in Baringo South have been submerged by rising floodwaters, forcing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to identify and gazette alternative venues ahead of Thursday’s voting in Ilchamus and Mukutani wards.
The affected locations are schools that have consistently served as polling centres in past general elections.
In one case, an entire school compound is under water after Lake Bogoria and Lake Baringo overflowed, inundating schools, homes and hotels along the shoreline.
“A total of eight polling stations have been submerged,” IEBC Commissioner Anne Nderitu confirmed.
The situation has grown increasingly hazardous, with crocodiles and hippos occupying areas that once hosted long queues of voters.
The submerged polling stations in Mukutani and Ilchamus wards include Ngambo Primary School, Lake Bogoria Secondary School, Lake Baringo Secondary School, Salabani Primary School, Sintaan Primary School, Oldepe Osinya Primary School, Nosukuro Primary School and Lesun Primary School.
Despite the disruptions, the IEBC says preparations for the Baringo Senate by-election are firmly in place, assuring the public of a free, fair and transparent contest featuring six candidates.
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