Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has acknowledged the theft of five laptops from the Commission’s offices.
She reassured that this incident does not affect the voter registration or election process.
Ms. Mensa made these remarks during her appearance in Parliament on Friday, July 19, 2024.
She stressed that the stolen laptops do not compromise the integrity or functionality of the voter registration system.
“The missing laptops have no bearing on the registration or election,” Jean Mensa stated.
She further clarified that the stolen laptops need unique keys for activation, making them harmless and non-threatening on their own.
“There are certain security processes that a BVD or a BVR has to go through to be connected to our systems. And so on its own, it cannot be used to register anybody,” she added.
She emphasized the EC’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding the electoral process’s security and integrity.
“We have taken steps to beef up our security in those places to ensure such thefts will not happen again.”
The Chairperson also promised that the EC will uphold transparency throughout the December elections.
“From the registration to the declaration, our processes are embedded with one key ingredient, and that is transparency, transparency, transparency. As such we will continue to operate in the spirit of transparency, fairness and integrity as embedded in our motto,” she assured.
She stressed that every essential measure is being enacted to maintain the integrity of the election process.