“No Calls Or Selfies At Polling Stations”, Kenyans Reaction To IEBC Election Rules

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission caused quite a stir on Twitter after posting rules and regulations governing voter’s behaviour during the forthcoming August 8 elections.

One of the Tweet posted on the electoral body’s official handle urged voters to keep outside radius of 400m from the polling station after casting their votes.

Many social media users questioned the essence of this rule by IEBC if a voter lives less than 400metres away from a polling station.

Read some of the responses below,

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya)

If your home is 20 metres from polling station? Where do you go?

— Wachira Dennis (@WachiraDennis1)

The polling station is next to my house, are you insinuating that I vacate to 400m radius? Are you bonkers?

— Feisal Wa Mombasa (@Curt_flex)

My home is 150 meters from the polling station, will you pay me for a days holiday?

— Lenny Mbuya (@lennymbuya)

Why so emphatic about the 400m radius?? We want to see similar passion for transparency

— Le Patriot (@kenyanity)

Why so emphatic about the 400m radius?? We want to see similar passion for transparency

— Le Patriot (@kenyanity)

Why do I think this @IEBCKenya has so many unnecessary, unrealistic rules? Are you striving to achieve something we don’t know?

— billy ohalla (@billyohalla)

This one I Agree ??100%

— Megy (@MegyTvT)

My room is 30 meters away from polling station, and this is also where I sell fruits. Kwa hivyo nihame?

— J. Ratumo (@ratumojt)

These conditions are now too much pthoo…

— Collins Oloo (@CollinsOloo44)

Then there was the issue of taking selfies and picking or making calls while at the polling station.

You may take all the #SelfiesAFTERVoting you want and make your calls freely, outside of the polling station.

— IEBC (@IEBCKenya)

So when a call comes in i should not pick? Assume this is a guy who has been owing me for years. IEBC ur joking here now

— D. Amwaka (@amwakad)

the madness in your house is growing. Keep inventing your “rules” we will break them for sure.

— Calvin_Odongo (@thecalvin1)

Hey,whats the problem when a photo is taken?!You are getting petty

— MUTALI (@Mutali_Davis)

This is not an exam. I will take photos of any anomaly I find before during and after voting