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RFID on the Kits: IEBC's Answer to the Chain-of-Custody Problem
The IEBC has tendered for an RFID system to track KIEMS kits and sensitive devices from storage to polling station. It is a small measure aimed at a very old argument.
What Malava, Kasipul and Mbeere North Taught Us About By-Election Day
The November 2025 by-elections were a live rehearsal for 2027: convoys ambushed, a vehicle torched, deaths in campaign clashes, goons at a polling station, and low turnout.
Party Primaries in 2027: What Happens on 8 April, 16 April and 8 May
Three dates in April and May 2027 govern every party primary in Kenya. Here is what each one requires, and where aspirants historically get squeezed out.
The Election Period Is Open. Here's What the Code of Conduct Now Binds You To.
On 20 August 2026 the IEBC gazetted the start of the election period, bringing the Electoral Code of Conduct and the Election Offences Act into force. That changes what you can legally do at a rally.
Kenya's 2027 Election Calendar: Every Deadline From Now to 10 August 2027
The IEBC gazetted the 2027 election period on 20 August 2026. Here is every date that follows, from the October party deadlines to polling day.
One Year Out: Kenya's 2027 Election in Twelve Numbers
*Updated 2 October 2026.* A year from the vote, here are twelve numbers that describe the election Kenya is about to have. Every one is checkable. ## 1. 10 August 2027 Polling day. Confirmed by the...
August 10, 2027: Why 2026 Is the Year That Actually Decides the Election
Kenya's next election is confirmed for August 10, 2027. The campaigns that win it will be the ones that used 2026 properly, not the ones that started campaigning in May 2027.
Millennials Are Registering. Gen Z Is Not.
An IEBC commissioner has put the pattern plainly: older cohorts are driving registration growth while the youngest voters lag. The consequence is a distorted electorate.
What Actually Happens Inside a Tally Center
Television makes tally centers look dramatic. What's actually happening is paperwork, cross-checking, and a lot of waiting — which is exactly why a trained agent matters.
Everything the IEBC Is Responsible For, in One List
The IEBC runs Kenyan elections. That sentence hides about ten separate statutory jobs, only one of which happens on polling day. Here is the full list, and the things the commission cannot do.