IEBC and Posta sign multi-million logistics agreement ahead of August elections

Under the three-year agreement, Posta will be charged with transportation of election materials countrywide to designated IEBC offices, warehouses, polling centres and to any other IEBC stakeholders.

IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan, speaking during the signing on Monday, said Posta would be the logistics partner for the 2022 General Election. 

“Efficient logistics services were key to a credible electoral process,” he noted, adding that the contract would go beyond the 2022 General Elections.

“IEBC will use PCK’s services should it require conveyance of election materials from one location to another.”

On his part, PCK CEO Dan Kagwe said the corporation would “put in place a tracking mechanism that notifies IEBC officials on the status of the materials at any given point.”

Kagwe said Posta currently runs a customer web-based portal that allows capturing the details of materials at every station of collection to the point of delivery.

Under the partnership agreement, Posta will also be expected to ensure confidentiality in handling IEBC materials and any other related information within PCK custody for the security and credibility of processes.

During the 2017 General Election, PCK earned Ksh.1.1 billion for logistical services offered to the IEBC in both the August 8 General Election and the October 26 repeat presidential poll.

Under the previous two-year contract, Posta was paid Ksh.600 million for delivering ballot boxes, papers and indelible ink to polling centres and another Ksh.500 million for distribution of electoral materials and equipment for repeat presidential polls.

Posta has recently also partnered with government agencies such as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Kenya Medical and Supplies Authority (KEMSA) and the Directorate of Immigration Services for various logistics operations.