Presiding Officer PO

Duties and Responsibilities

The Presiding Officer (PO) will perform the underlisted duties while the Deputy Presiding Officer(DPO) will deputize the PO in performing the duties.

• Overall in charge at the polling station.
• Demarcates and lays out the polling station.
• Ensures the safety and use of the KIEMS.
• Ensures that the KIEMS and power bank are fully charged and all components are available before departing to the polling station.
• Supervises polling activities at the polling station.
• Distributes materials to the clerks at the polling station.
• Officially declares the start of polling.
• Runs the network connectivity tool on the KIEMS at 5.30am
• Opens/closes Polling Station Voting Period on the KIEMS
• Ensures law and order is maintained at the polling station.
• Ensure smooth flow of voters in the queue.
• Ensures that all election results and logs are transmitted from the polling station electronically to the Tallying centers.
• Shows the agents the tabulated results before transmission.
• Supervises all the elections officials in the polling station.
• Updates and communicates regularly with the Constituency Returning Officer.
• Posts a copy of the election results at the polling station
• Takes the results to the Constituency Returning Officer.
• Is in charge of security at the polling station.
• Ensures safe retrieval and return of election materials to RO

Job Requirements

Requirements for Appointment

• Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan;
• Hold a Degree/Diploma certificate from a recognized institution;
• Computer literate;
• Have effective communication;
• Good report writing skills;
• Ability to manage people, sensitive data and materials;
• Have skills in data computation;
• Must be available for the entire period of the exercise; and
• Resident in the County Assembly Ward.

Wages

• Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 2000 per day; and
• Deputy Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 1,800 per day