This archive report was first published on 18 May 2020.
On May 17, 2020, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that it had recalled the 2017 General Election data uploaded on its website due to typographical errors.
The commission stated that the errors were caused by the massive amount of data entered into its system and that the corrected document would be re-uploaded and shared in due course.
IEBC Chairman Chebukati explained that the commission had to recall the data to conform with the Constitution, which obligates the State to provide such information to the public.
However, the report became the subject of a heated online debate, with many social media users pointing out glaring errors in the report, including the listing of late Kibra MP Ken Okoth and Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo as having lost in the 2017 general election.
For instance, the data showed that Judah Martin Okoth won the Kibra seat with 66,914 votes against Ken Okoth's 5,996 votes, while in Suba, Noah Onyango Odhiambo won the parliamentary seat with 27,208 votes against Millie's 65 votes.
IEBC (@IEBCKenya) tweeted on May 16, 2020, 'The Commission has uploaded the 2017 General Election Data on the IEBC website. Follow the link to access the information.'
— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) May 16, 2020
