Thursday, April 7, 2022 –Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement ODM Party has come up with an integrity-driven voting system which they are using in their nominations.
The party has introduced a powerful digital system that ensures the voting is perfectly digital, transparent and most importantly no spoilt votes. The system which was intriduced first in the ongoing ODM Party primaries in Taita Taveta and Kwale counties was the first in country.
Instead of voters queuing to vote in a hard copy and drop their choice in a ballot box, the new process is 100% digital. You are ushered into the voting booth where there are several tablets. The tablets have various primaries candidates on the user interface and all you need to do is tap on your preferred choice. Immediately your choice is transmitted to a database which can be seen by all agents of different candidates.
The system if efficient, might offer a lasting solution to the country’s perennial election challenges. This is because there will be no cases where some votes are not counted or some pre-marked ballot papers finding their way into the system.