Njombe for BRV listing Monday

He said that the electoral body was still waiting for 7,750 sets from the contracted supplier. But he maintained that he is optimistic his office would beat the deadline for the countrywide registration. 

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He said the electoral body will start the exercise in Njombe’s four districts of Makete, Njombe,Ludewa and Mwangingombe, while waiting for a consignment of 7750 more BVR kits. “The kits will arrive anytime,” Mr Lubuva noted, confirming they had not yet arrived since he gave the same answer over a week ago.

Dar es Salaam. The National Electoral Commission is scheduled to start voters’ registration through Biometric Voters Registry (BVR) in Njombe Region next Monday using the 250 BVR kits that were used during the pilot study in three constituencies last year.

The NEC chairman, Mr Justice (rtd) Damian Lubuva, told The Citizen that the electoral body is determined to start the massive registration as scheduled. He said NEC has trained lead officials in four regions of Mtwara, Lindi, Ruvuma and Njombe.

“The exercise will start next Monday with the 250 BVR kits which were used in the pilot registration in December,” he said in an interview.

He said the electoral body will start the exercise in Njombe’s four districts of Makete, Njombe,Ludewa and Mwangingombe, while waiting for a consignment of 7750 more BVR kits. “The kits will arrive anytime,” Mr Lubuva noted, confirming they had not yet arrived since he gave the same answer over a week ago.

He said that the electoral body was still waiting for 7,750 sets from the contracted supplier. But he maintained that he is optimistic his office would beat the deadline for the countrywide registration.

“We are waiting for the kits to be delivered. The supplier is currently working on the shortfalls observed during the trial run that involved 250 BRVs,” he said.