The Electoral Commission (EC) has clarified its position on media access to collation centres, stating that an earlier directive was not meant to restrict media participation but to ensure minimum coverage at all constituency and regional collation centres.
The initial directive proposed three TV stations and five radio stations per constituency, and five TV stations and seven radio stations for regional collation centres.
In response to feedback from stakeholders, the EC has increased media accreditation to 4,500.
This adjustment represents an additional 1,192 accreditations from the previously suggested minimum of 3,308.