Mudede rejects online voters roll

Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede has rejected calls by MDC to adopt an online voter registration system, arguing his office has inadequate checks and balances to detect electoral fraud.

In a letter dated January 14 addressed to MDC secretary-general Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, Mudede said a lot of problems were likely to arise from the online registration system.

He argued that the majority of people in the rural areas had no access to the internet and would not benefit from the proposal.

Misihairambwi-Mushionga recently said there was need for an online voter registration to replace the current system which she described as obsolete.