We lacked funds to acquire Braille ballot papers, IEBC says
Professor Abdi Gulie, an IEBC Commissioner on July 30, 2022. He said persons living with disabilities (PWDs) will be assisted to vote, especially the blind after the commission lacked funds to purchase braille ballot papers.
People with disabilities, especially the blind, will have to be assisted to vote on August 9, with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) saying it lacked funds to develop the special Braille ballot paper.
On a tour of Mandera County at the weekend, Prof Abdi Gulie, a member of the IEBC, said the agency had no budget for Braille ballots.
