MP Murugara: IEBC will be facilitated to conduct by-elections
Several constituencies could be set for by-elections now that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is fully constituted.
For some constituencies in the country, the vacancy has exceeded the 90 days stipulated in the constitution, raising the question of whether it is constitutionally viable to hold by-elections with the next general polls less than three years away.
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Speaking during an interview on a local TV station on Monday, July 14, 2025, Tharaka Member of Parliament(MP) George Murugara confirmed that the IEBC will be fully funded to carry out the by-elections before the 2027 general polls.
The Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission will receive sufficient funding for the looming by-election and will continue with the voter registration process,” the lawmaker said.
Among constituencies whose residents will be waiting to see whether they will go to the polls again are Banisa Constituency, Magarini Constituency, and Ugunja Constituency in Mandera, Kilifi, and Siaya counties, respectively.
More recently, Malava Constituency was rendered without an MP after the death of Malulu Injendi, whose death was confirmed on February 17, 2025.
Mbeere North constituency is also set to lack a lawmaker after their MP, Geoffrey Ruku, was handpicked by President William Ruto to replace Justin Muturi as the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes.
Kisa East Ward in Kakamega, Chewana Ward in Tana River, and Nyamai Ward in Nyamira also do not have representation in the County Assembly and are subject to a by-election.
Banisa constituencyhas been without an MP for nearly two years after the death of Kullow Hassan in March 2023. The lawmaker succumbed to his injuries after a hit-and-run motorcycle accident near Capital Centre in South B.
Elsewhere, the Magarini Constituency seat has been vacant since March 2024 after the High Court nullified Harrison Kombe’s August 2022 election because he allegedly manipulated the results.
In Ugunja, the seat was rendered vacant after MP Opiyo Wandayi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of Energy and Petroleum in July 2024. The constituency has been without a lawmaker since.
Like Ugunja, Gwassi Constituency also dealt with a similar fate, as the parliamentary seat was rendered empty after John Mbadi was appointed the Treasury Cabinet Secretary in July 2024.
