Abstract: This study determined the influence of institutional capabilities on the performance of voter registration of IEBC, Turkana East Constituency, Kenya. Specific objective for the study was to establish the influence of technology and transport on the performance of voter registration in Turkana East Constituency. The study was anchored on the Rational Theory of Voter Turnout and Abraham Maslow’s of hierarchy of needs and reviewed scholarly documents to get related review on literature. The study adopted census as research design which is descriptive in nature, non-bias, accurate, convenient for small population and captures of qualitative and quantitative data. The study area was Turkana East Constituency, which had 68 registration centres used for registration of voters exercises and 71 polling stations used for polling during an election and a total of 15,620 registered voters. The Target population consisted of 148 temporary and permanent Electoral officials who took and take part in voter registration exercise. Structured questionnaire and interviews were used for data collection. In the findings, 90.3% stated that the use of technology largely influenced the performance of VR. In this regard, the study recommended that the government should partner with the electoral body to ensure procurement of high-quality ICT equipment, recruit competent, qualified and experienced staff who use ICT equipment diligently to ensure enhanced voter registration performance.
Keywords: Influence, Institutional capabilities, voter registration, performance, IEBC.
Title: INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES ON INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (IEBC) VOTER REGISTRATION (VR) PERFORMANCE IN TURKANA EAST CONSTITUENCY, KENYA
Author: Danson Ngitelejio, Dr. Patrick Simiyu Cheben, Grace Were
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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