| dc.description.abstract | In a multi-party democracy, it is expected from both the elected and appointed government
officials at all levels of the political system to render periodic accounts of their stewardship to
the population. There has been recurring post-election violence in Kenya due to disputed
elections. 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 postcolonial history. This study was guided by the following specific objectives; to assess the effect of
Candidate Registration System (CRS) on the credibility of the Electoral System in Nairobi
County and to evaluate the effect of Results Transmission System (RTS) 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 respondents was 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=0.554, p=0.000) between Candidate Registration System (CRS) and credibility
of electoral systems. Findings on Results Transmission System (RTS) and credibility of electoral
systems showed a positive correlation of (r=0.648, p=0.000). Furthermore there was a
significant effect between Candidate Registration System (CRS) and credibility of electoral
systems (β=.152, p=0.000), and on Results Transmission System (RTS) and credibility of
electoral systems (β=.155, p=0.000). The study concluded that Candidate Registration System
(CRS) and Results Transmission System (RTS) are critical in producing high-quality, tamperresistant voter ID cards and electoral results. The study recommends that there should be
adequate policy and strict protocols for supervision, management, transmission and storage of
electoral data. | en_US |
