Lilian Mahiri-Zaja without hindrance? If the answer is yes, then the democratic process is secured. But it must be secured up to the declaration of results and inauguration. Permit me to go into some greater details. Security in the electoral processes includes that of; (i) Administrative Establishments i.e. Security of IEBC premises in all 17 regional, 210 constituency and the headquarter offices; (ii) Commissioners, permanent and temporary staff; (iii) Logistics; i.e. movement of equipment, materials and personnel throughout the country; (iv) The Voting Stations during preparations, during the actual polling and finally in the counting and announcement of result; (v) IEBC Logistics installations i.e. Warehouses, Go-downs and Stores; (vi) Tallying Stations when transporting and receiving results from polling Stations, tallying and declaration of constituency tallies; (vii) Members of the public during campaigns, voting and throughout the process; (viii) Data and reliability of transmission of results; It is relevant to mention that though, some work had been accomplished toward ensuring security but the landscape in the Kenyan political arena is marked by changes that are breath-taking in character, dimension, pace, cost and risks. 118 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING New Security Challenges of Election Management in Kenya Our commission has, in response, established a Risk and Compliance Department with the responsibility to constantly and continuously assess and advise the Commission on security related matters. Matters that are involved include security of staff and materials. Election materials must be well guarded from the time of their deployment until they reach final destinations. Additional security features may have to be added to election materials so as to forestall election fraud; (forms for declaration of results at polling stations and constituency tallying centres). Adequate record of deployed election materials have to be taken properly packed and sealed. In addition, the commission has put in place measures to secure data and its transmission between and across regional offices and the headquarters. But it must be mentioned that the attitude of security operatives remains an issue. Security agents need re­orientation so that policing can be performed more to enhance citizenship rather than to secure only leading state actors. Both the poor and the rich need to be secured so that they feel no inhibition in exercising their rights to vote and be voted for. Of course, security challenges in today's Kenya are not only frightening but intimidating. Al-Shaba'ab group poses a major security challenge to the conduct of elections in Kenya. There has been a general increase in crime and lawlessness. Even though the Commission continues to identify hotspots countrywide and highly vulnerable terrain, we are conscious that surprises may be sprung. Moreover, what security measures other countries take or failed to take to curtail acts of ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 119