2017-IEBC-SMARTPHONES

"requirements" is the research question

2017 Kenyan National Elections can still be successful if we commission an institution to develop 3 Android Apps for voting in Kenya under the watchful eye of IEBC to use the secure biometric voter registry and eligible candidates database. App development, once commissioned, can take up to 3 weeks to develop. This means the Commission can still offer freedom of choice of either electronic or paper balloting come August 8th 2017.

I hold a Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management from the Kenya Institute of Management and my forte is Research and Development and Consultancy.

I cite The Elections Act (No. 24 of 2011), I understood that (in part), IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by Section 44(5) and section 109 of the Elections Act, 2011, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission made the following Regulations: THE ELECTIONS (ELECTION TECHNOLOGY) REGULATIONS, 2016.

PART II(ACQUISITIONS AND DEPLOYMENT) section of the Elections (Election Technology) Regulation 2016 Draft available at IEBC states:

3. (1) The Commission shall regularly conduct a requirements analysis to determine the specific requirements to upgrade or supplement existing election technology, or to acquire new election technology with the purpose of enhancing the integrity, efficiency and transparency of the election process.

3. (2) The requirements analysis may utilize questionnaires, interviews, and cost-benefit analysis. Based on the requirements analysis, The Commission will prepare a feasibility report for any upgrades or acquisitions.

4. (1) Based on the requirements analysis and feasibility report conducted under sub regulation 3 (1), The Commission shall develop specifications for the procurement of new or updated election technology, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and its regulations.

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BOTTOM LINE

The Commission can procure Nokia 5 smartphones to detect only the genuine, secure app. Now, the ball is in The Commissions' hands. Want to know more ?