Abstract:
Transparent, Free, fair, and credible elections are core to electoral democracy and provide vital
means of empowering citizens to hold their leaders accountable. However, accountability of
public officials in Kenya has been undermined by the fact that elections in the country are
perennially fraught with irregularities. The announcement of the disputed 2007 presidential
election results in Kenya on December 27th, 2007 led to what could be described as the worst
political crisis in Kenyan post-colonial history. This study was guided by the following specific
objectives; to establish the effect of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) on the credibility of the
Electoral System in Nairobi County, to determine the effect of Electronic Voter Identification
System (EVID) on the credibility of the Electoral System in Nairobi County. The study was
anchored on Technology Acceptance Theory and employed a descriptive research design. The
target population was 2,251,929 registered voters in Nairobi County and 40 Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission, technical officials. A sample size of 351 respondentswas
used determined using Fisher’s (2007) formula. Primary data for this study was collected using
structured questionnaires. The analysis involved both descriptive statistics and inferential
statistics.The inferential results showed a positive correlation of (r=0.773, p=0.000) between
biometric voter registration (BVR) and credibility of electoral systems. Results on electronic
voter identification (EVID) and credibility of electoral systems showed a positive correlation of
(r=0.784, p=0.000). Furthermore there was a significant effect between biometric voter
registration (BVR) and credibility of electoral systems(β=.356, p=0.000), and on electronic
voter identification (EVID) and credibility of electoral systems (β=.380, p=0.000). The study concluded that biometric voter registration (BVR) and electronic voter identification (EVID) in
the electoral process is very efficient in reducing or eliminating multiple registrations and
multiple voting. The study recommends that there should be adequate and strict protocols for supervision, management and storage of electoral data.
