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Angry voters paralyse voting due to missing Senate seat papers

Mubukuro elections delayed in Maburuko Tharaka Nithi

Idle polling agents at Mubukuro Primary School polling station in Tharaka Nithi County where voting was delayed up to after 4.20 pm due to lack of senate ballot papers.

Photo credit: Alex Njeru I Nation Media Group

Angry residents at a polling station in Tharaka Nithi County paralysed voting, insisting that it would only resume once missing election materials were provided.

The protest delayed voting at the Mubukuro Primary School polling centre in Chuka/Igambang'ombe constituency until 4.20pm, with electoral agency officials saying ballot papers for the Senate seat were missing.