Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), met on 26 January with electoral partners from the government to discuss the preparation for the constitutional referendum scheduled for May 2018.
Pierre ClaverNdayicariye: “CENI has already inventoried 3828 registration offices, 11 583 census staff and 3828 supervisors who will be recruited throughout the country.”
CENI chairman said the meeting aimed to remind participants about their role in ensuring that the electoral process goes smoothly.
He said the enrollment campaign will be launched very soon throughout the country and in countries where Burundi opened embassies and consulates.
Mr Ndayicariye took the opportunity to announce that CENI has already inventoried 3828 registration offices, 11 583 census staff and 3828 supervisors who will be recruited throughout the country.
“CENI is preparing for this important stage of the electoral process,” he said.
On 16 January, CENI launched the registration of voters from Bujumbura City and Bujumbura Province.
That operation consisted of drawing up a list of polling stations and registration offices. “It will also allow the commission to inventory sites and infrastructures where the commission will deploy census staff to enroll voters,” said Ndayicariye.
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