In Kenya’s general election on 8 August 2017, some voters arrived as early as 1 a.m., hours before polling began. Local reporting noted that identification had produced hours-long waits in earlier elections, while biometric technology in this vote helped each polling station process an average of about 700 voters.
What distinguishes this queue is that it expressed both eagerness to participate and a test of identification technology. The early-morning line remained, but replacing manual searches through printed registers changed how it moved.