ist ical ▁challeng es ". ▁The ▁IE BC ▁estimate ▁was ▁that ▁about ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁people ▁registered . ▁ ▁V oter ▁registration ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁using ▁Bi ometric ▁V oter ▁Reg istration ▁( B V R ) ▁K its ▁which ▁would ▁reduce ▁certain ▁inc idents ▁of ▁fra ud . ▁The ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁B V R ▁K its ▁was ▁fin anced ▁through ▁a ▁loan ▁from ▁Standard ▁Char tered ▁Ken ya ▁in ▁a ▁government - to - g overn ment ▁deal ▁involving ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁Canada ▁made ▁che aper ▁by ▁a ▁guarantee ▁from ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁government ▁arranged ▁to ▁have ▁its ▁fully ▁owned ▁par ast atal , ▁Canadian ▁Com mer cial ▁Corporation ▁( CC C ), ▁sign ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Independent ▁Elect oral ▁and ▁B ound aries ▁Commission ▁( IE BC ). ▁ ▁A ▁case ▁was ▁file d ▁in ▁court ▁seeking ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁vot er ▁registration ▁period ▁arg uing ▁that ▁Section ▁ 5 ( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁E lections ▁Act ▁was ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Constitution ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁it ▁limited ▁continuous ▁registration ▁of ▁vot ers . ▁The ▁courts ▁however ▁decl ined ▁request ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁dead line . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁dead line , ▁the ▁IE BC ▁released ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁vot er ▁numbers ▁showing ▁a ▁registered ▁base ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 3 ▁million ▁vot ers . ▁The ▁IE BC ▁indicated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁missed ▁their ▁target ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁million ▁vot ers , ▁cit ing