Why hacking fears loom over multimillion-dollar plan to make mobile voting happen
Computer scientist and voting expert David Jefferson is also unimpressed. Although he acknowledges that Kiniry is one of the country’s top voting system experts, he sees Tusk’s effort as doomed.
Tanzania announces formation of commission of inquiry to investigate election protests killings
Young people in Tanzania began demonstrating on Election Day on October 29 to protest the exclusion of presidential candidates from the two main opposition parties. President Hassan was declared the winner with more than 97 per cent of the total votes.
Kenyan Gen Zs come under blistering criticism over voter registration apathy, with only 90,020 captured
Speaking in Mombasa during a youth awareness forum organised by Amnesty International, Ethekon revealed that the coastal city had registered just 3,976 new voters and that the commission against a target of at least 183,000 additional voters in all Mombasa’s six constituencies, raising the county’s total registered voters to 825,000 by 2027.
Tanzania descends into political unrest as US embassy in Dar s Salaam issues security alert citing ‘country-wide’ protests
An opposition party in Tanzania’s archipelago of Zanzibar, ACT Wazalendo, alleged that early voting on Tuesday — electoral and security officials cast ballots — was marred by irregularities that included voters impersonating security officials and the barring of party representatives by electoral officials.
