Capacity Building with the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK)

This programme component is based upon dialogue with the ECK about its programme, needs, and priorities. Elements include:

a) Voter Registration
Support to the ECK assisted the voter registration media campaign and provided laptops and printers in every constituency.

b) Voter Education
This is a key area of support. In addition to the NGO program link to voter education an additional 50 ECK trainers were trained for delivery of voter ed to 4,852 ECK educators.

The ECK’s Billboards as developed by MFA are now up all over the country on 42 billboards in major towns around Kenya.

With the support of the program, the ECK has developed a 45 minute 3-part program for poll worker (PO, RO etc) training that will double, in part, as television based voter education. Local actor Churchill plays the role of the Presiding Officer and takes the audience through the process. Part 1 is about the electoral process generally; part 2 about voting and part 3 about the vote count. Special attention is paid to the situation of assisted voters; the order of the count and so on. The videos will be used during training in 27 centres this week. Part 2 will be televised widely and Part 3 will also be used in party agent training. In addition, 5 x 5-minute infomercials have been produced for television and mobile cinema release including one focusing on violence towards woken candidates.

c) Media Centre
The programme will support the set-up of a media centre at the KICC which hopes to publish progressive results.

d) Support to Anti Violence Campaign
The ECK’s anti violence media campaign is supported. Liaison between the KNCHR, the ECK and other players is also facilitated.

For further details on the ECK, visit www.eck.or.ke
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