The National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has presented its report about the conduct of the 19 May referendum at the National Assembly this Tuesday 26 July 2018. Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, Chairman of the Commission has said the referendum running cost was about 27,1 billion that was only provided by Burundi government. “Burundi has just had a great experience in financing on its own the recent referendum,” says Ndayicariye.
Pierre Claver Ndayicariye: “Burundi has just had a great experience in financing on its own the recent referendum”
CENI chairman says the amount was used for the functioning of communal and provincial electoral commissions, the election management software, elaboration of electoral rolls and production of electoral documents and voting cards as well as the organization and conduct of the poll. The budget was also used to collect materials used in the election from the countryside to the CENI warehouses in the capital Bujumbura.
Pierre Claver Ndayicariye also says there was no support from international partners during the organization of the constitutional referendum contrary to previous electoral processes. He, however, says the electoral commission invited them to various information exchange meetings in which they participated.
For him, the involvement of national partners in the process contributed to the strengthening of internal ownership of the referendum-related preparations. “Internal financial resources, national expertise and the role played by national service providers remain assets to be capitalized,” he says.
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