The man in charge of Kenya’s computerised voting system has been murdered, just days before the country goes for a general election on August 8.
Chris Msando, the electoral commission’s IT manager, had been reported missing on Friday, according to a report by the BBC.
“There was no doubt he was tortured and murdered,” said the chairperson of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC, Wafula Chebukati.
Tension is high in the East African country as the presidential election is expected to be a close race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his long-time opponent, Raila Odinga.
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Police said on Monday that the bodies of Mr Msando and an unidentified woman were found on the outskirts of Nairobi, the country’s capital, and had been taken to a mortuary in the city.
Kenyan newspaper The Star reports that Mr. Msando’s body was found with one arm missing.
Mr. Msando was scheduled to oversee the public testing of the voting system on Monday.
The electoral commission had assured that the system would effectively eliminate vote rigging and ensure a credible election.
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