2. Introduction
The Commission is in the process of implementing an Electronic Results
Transmission (ERT) System that allows provisional results to be
transmitted electronically from all polling stations to the tallying centers
where the results will be consolidated and reported. The system is
intended to work with a GPRS-enabled enabled mobile device that
transmits over a Virtual Private Network provided by the local
telecommunication network operators.
The Results Transmission System is a key component of IEBC’s wider
Results Management System which consists of three components.
1. Results Transmission
2. Telecommunication/Connectivity component
3. Results Presentation
The Electronic Results Transmission system requires each polling centre
reporting the provisional results of six (6) races and to transmit these
results to three (3) different Tally Centers across the country.
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3. Transmission Procedure
Counting of ballots papers and the completion of the official paper
forms by IEBC Presiding Officers,
A mobile device will be used by each presiding officer to enter the data
from those forms into a specially developed mobile phone application
This device will securely transmit these provisional results data over
mobile data network to IEBC HQ for consolidation and publication.
The paper forms will be transported to the relevant Tally Centre's for
official consolidation and reporting.
On receipt of the paper forms at the relevant Tally Centre, and once
approved by the Returning Officer. The RO shall capture the final
results on a web interface.
The RTS at the Tally Centre’s will allow graphical reporting of
provisional results data, as well as other relevant management
Reports.
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10. Basic Features of the transmission system
• Shall provide secure authentication of users on the mobile
device.
• Automatically acquire the names of nominated candidates
for each race.
• Connect to the VPN uniquely assigned to a polling station
of the constituency.
• Send results of all the electable posts for President,
Senator, Governor, MP, County Ward Reps and Women
Reps.
• Transmit results to the three Levels i.e. National, County
and Constituency simultaneously.
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11. How to access provisional results
• At the tally centers, display screens will be provided to
show results as they trickle down from the polling centers.
• The public will be able to access results online via the IEBC
website at vote.iebc.or.ke.
• Private developers, media houses interested in analysis of
the results shall be able to access results data via the IEBC
API on api.iebc.or.ke where they can extract the data for
their own independent analysis. Information will be in the
format below
• Contest/Race i.e. Presidential, Nairobi Governor, Nairobi Senator etc
• Totals per Candidate.
• Votes Disputed
• Votes Rejected
• Votes Spoilt
• Rejections objected to votes
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