Kenya’s 2027 General Election faces a fresh test of public confidence following Parliament’s move to remove the legal requirement for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to livestream election results as they are announced at polling stations. The National Assembly approved the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, on October 22, 2026, putting the…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has opened accreditation for election observers and media practitioners ahead of the Migwani County Assembly Ward by-election scheduled for November 17, 2026. The commission said organisations seeking to deploy short-term election observers or media practitioners for the by-election in Mwingi West Constituency, Kitui County, must submit their applications…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed reports linking its officers to the alleged interception of a vehicle carrying election-related materials near the Uganda border. In a statement issued on Monday, September 28, 2026, the DCI disputed claims that its officers stopped the vehicle, questioned three people and confiscated IEBC voter registration materials. The…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has rejected allegations of illegal voter registration, voter transfers and the registration of foreigners, saying it has not received credible evidence to substantiate the claims as Kenya prepares for the 2027 General Election. The Commission issued the response after a KTN teaser raised questions about the ongoing Continuous…
Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to summon Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over remarks on identification and voter registration services for Kenyans living in Uganda, putting cross-border registration under fresh political scrutiny ahead of Kenya’s 2027 General Election. Muturi, the Democratic Party leader, said Murkomen should…
Human rights activist Davies Okombo has warned that weaknesses in the technology and funding of Kenya’s electoral commission could put the 2027 presidential results under fresh legal scrutiny, particularly if problems emerge in the transmission and tallying of votes. Okombo says the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) must ensure that the systems used to…
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has vowed to continue campaigning for changes to Kenya’s presidential results tallying system after the High Court upheld the legality of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) national tallying centre. Maraga said the People’s Coalition on Electoral Reforms would not abandon its push for changes ahead of the August…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has finally removed three nominated Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) in Kwale whose nominations were nullified by the High Court in 2023, ending a three-year legal and administrative limbo, but leaving two other names at the centre of the original case outside its latest replacement exercise. IEBC…
Public officers seeking to contest in the 2027 General Election have until February 9, 2027, to resign from their positions, six months before Kenyans head to the polls. The deadline is among key timelines set by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as preparations for the August 10, 2027 General Election gather pace. According…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused the electoral commission of pushing a South Korean technology firm into Kenya’s 2027 General Election, warning that changing the election management system less than a year before the vote could undermine the credibility of the polls. Gachagua, who leads the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), said on…
