Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission invited applicants for the interviews in the positions of presiding officers, deputy presiding officers and polling clerk jobs.
All the Successful candidates were shortlisted for training in preparation for this years general elections .
Given here is a breakdown of pay for all IEBC contracted officers who will conduct the August polls.
All Presiding officials in charge of voting stations would be paid Ksh. 2,000 every day for a period of 13 days.
The Deputy presiding officers will be paid Ksh. 1,800 each day for 13 days to help the presiding officer in operating the polling site.
In addition the Polling/counting clerks who will be in charge of the actual voting process will be paid a daily wage of Ksh.1,000 for a period of nine days.
For Support Election Trainers, they will be paid Ksh.2,000 each day for 15 days to guide presiding officers and their deputies through the basics of the electoral process.
All voter educators, who are those entrusted with providing civic education to ward voters, will go home with Ksh.1,500 every day for 30 days.
Note also that one thousand five hundred shillings will be given to logistics officers who will be on the job for 30 days prior to the election.
IEBC approximately 400,000 temporary posts to be filled by Kenyans who would like to serve with the commission in guaranteeing the implementation of free, fair, and credible elections in an advertising that expired on May 6th.
Note also that the Deputy presiding officers will be paid one thousand eight hundred shillings (ksh. 1,800) each day for 13 days to help the presiding officer in operating the polling site.
The Ward-based voter educators, who are those entrusted with providing civic education to ward voters, would be compensated with one thousand five hundred shillings (ksh.1,500) every day for 30 days
