IEBC enforces no-phones during voting rule as mini-polls get underway

"We have said is this that at our own level administratively we'll have a way of ensuring that voters do not access the booth with their phones. There is a secure way where you can leave your phone and you go vote after voting you can pick your phone again," IEBC Commissioner Mos..

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is strictly enforcing a no-phones policy inside polling booths during the ongoing by-elections in Isiolo South Constituency and four wards: West Kabras, Muminji, and Evurore.

The directive aims to prevent photo graphing of marked ballot papers, a practice that compromises electoral integrity.
IEBC Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana stated that voters can securely leave their phones before voting.
IEBC officials and security personnel are deployed to ensure compliance, with staff trained to be "hawk-eyed" during the voting process.