{
  "id": 20168259,
  "title": "Opposition Demands IEBC Meeting Over Voter Registration Technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/opposition-demands-iebc-meeting-over-voter-registration-technology",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:08:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/opposition-demands-iebc-meeting-over-voter-registration-technology/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to meet with stakeholders and discuss the renewal of the contract with technology provider Smartmatic ahead of the 2027 General Election. The contract between IEBC and Smartmatic, which was signed on November 25, 2021, is set to expire on November 24. Gachagua expressed concerns over the potential disruption to mass voter registration if the contract is not renewed, as procurement of a new system would take six months. He also criticized the commission for excluding stakeholders from discussions on election preparedness, threatening to mobilize the public to protest if the commission refuses to engage with the opposition.",
  "summary": "\"We must meet the stakeholders immediately to discuss how we renew the Smartmatic contract so that voter registration can go on because if the contract expires on 24th of November before you procure a new system. Procurement takes 6 months. What happens to mass registration of voters? So we cannot have agreed to have a vacuum,\" he said.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}