hours just to be served. ZESN provided this feedback to ZEC regarding the challenges at this
center and in response ZEC deployed an additional kit to this center on 6 February 2018.
Allocation of BVR Kits
While ZESN appreciates the intricate mix of variables that ZEC needed to consider in
deciding the number of BVR kits to deploy in different provinces the Commission could have
responded better to the surge in numbers of people presenting themselves for registration
at registration centers in urban areas.
No. of kits Deployed (Mop Up)
80
70
69
60
50
42
40
47
48
50
52
56
58
36
30
20
10
11
0
Figure 1: Distribution of BVR kits Countrywide
At some centers, registration officials turned away registrants that arrived after 15.00 hours.
This worrying trend was reported countrywide at centers that received high volumes of
people wanting to register. ZESN believes that instead of turning away people ZEC should
have, in such instances, deployed more kits to such centers in response to the surge in
number of registrants. Consequently Bulawayo, Matebeleland North and Harare ended up
having the least number of registration kits. An analysis of the registration updates released
by the ZEC on their website shows that Harare and Bulawayo also had the lowest
percentages of people registered vis-à-vis the projected target (Zimstats 2018 projected
voter population) as illustrated by the graph below.
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