Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to offer technical support to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya to help resolve recent disputes over voter rolls.

The funding and organising of Kenya's elections in August is the responsibility of the Government of Kenya. The UK commends Kenya's ongoing preparations for the elections, recognising, however, that challenges remain. In line with requests from Kenya's independent institutions, the UK is providing technical support with the aim of building on lessons learned and improving standards to help strengthen the democratic process. We are supporting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to strengthen its monitoring and evaluation systems as well as its risk management and election logistics framework. We have also funded the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) to deploy an expert mission to Kenya to monitor closely IEBC performance and the credibility of the electoral process overall. With WFD, we will continue engaging with the IEBC about the measures they institute to correct any gaps identified, including through a recent simulation exercise they carried out on electronic result transmissions. This is supporting Kenya's ability and capacity to deliver free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections.