In 2017, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya, with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) produced voter education videos encouraging voters to check their registration. The video is available in English and in Kiswahili. Transcripts in English and in Kiswahili of the video are below.
(Transcript begins)
Are you a registered voter? Verify your registration details by visiting any polling station within your County Assembly Ward from 11th May to 9th June 2017 or your Kenyan Embassy from 15th to 30th May 2017. Present your original Identity card or a valid Kenyan passport and place your finger on the KIEMS kit to verify the correctness of your voter registration details. If some details are not correct, notify the IEBC official and fill a relevant claim form as stipulated in Law. This message is brought to you by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Your Vote, Your Future!
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(Kiswahili transcript begins)
Je, ulijisajili kuwa mpiga kura? Hakikisha iwapo upo kwa Rejesta ya wapigakura kwa kutembelea kituo chochote cha kupigia kura katika wadi yako kutoka tarehe 11 Mei hadi tarehe 9 juni mwaka huu au katika ubalozi wako wa kenya kati ya tarehe 16 na 30 Mei mwaka huu. Wasilisha kitambulisho au pasipoti yako ili uhakikishe usahihi wa usajili Insert pop up graphic of step 1 in the top left hand corner (something like this) and write “Visit any polling station within your County Assembly Ward from 11th May to 9th June” wako. Iwapo kuna kasoro mfahamishe afisa wa IEBC na ujaze form husika kwa mujibu wa sheria. Ujumbe huu umeletwa kwako na Tume huru ya uchaguzi na mipaka (IEBC). Kura yako, Maisha yako
(Kiswahili transcript ends)