I really do not think people listened to what IEBC said. First, the context of the story is important. It was in a media briefing. The CEO said that media will have access to the results real time as they stream in. He also said the results will also be live 24/7 on their website. All he pleaded with them not to do was to announce the final results, like they shouldn't go ahead and declare so and so is now the President elect since that is the role of the Chairman. What he said they won't do this time round is that ritual of a commissioner coming to announce after every one or two or whatever hour. In fact he clarified that this decision was more so because the results declared at the constituency level were final and will be transmitted online to Bomas, no need of the RO to come all the way to Nai.

Now if the media has the data and they are showing it publicly, where exactly is the vacuum? Even the old way of a commissioner announcing them was still being done through the same media.

we have always said that kenyan journalism leaves alot to be desired

With 700 voters per station voting should end on time and counting also might be through by 9pm.

This is what I can't understand! Last time in my polling station we were in the thousands. I was on the queue by 6am and voted towards midday. Where are the other polling stations located after the split(to limit to 700 voters)?

My understanding of the per station is the stream where one will vote is considered a polling station.So for example Nairobi Primary School polling station will have 20 of this gadgets for 700 × 20 people which will be 14000 voters.There are 41000 polling stations and 41000 gadgets.