Kisumu: IEBC official arrested for allegedly planning to rig polls
A deputy presiding officer in Kisumu has been arrested for allegedly planning to rig the polls slated for Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The temporary employee of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) terms is currently being held at Ahero police station in Nyando Sub-county as police continue with investigations. According to Nyando Sub-county Returning […]
IEBC suspends Mombasa, Kakamega gubernatorial polls
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has suspended elections for four elective seats that had been slated for August 9, after errors were discovered on ballot papers. Speaking to members of the press at Bomas in Nairobi, on Monday, IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said the ballot papers had wrong images of candidates printed on […]
Step by step on how to vote on August 9
Voting is a fundamental process that helps citizens choose their leaders who make decisions on their behalf. Every five years Kenyans get to practice their democratic right of voting in their preferred candidate. With just a day left to the August polls slated for Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Kenyans across the country are bracing themselves […]
IEBC to use manual register in elections as directed by High Court
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has agreed to use the manual voter register in the elections slated for next Tuesday, August 8, 2022. The commission through a press release dated, August 5, 2022, stated that they will deploy the printed register of voters at the polling station. “The commission, in compliance with the […]
EACC disapproves of DPP’s directive to investigate voter transfer claims
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has disapproved a directive issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) regarding the probing of alleged illegal voter transfers. In a letter directed to DPP Noordin Haji, EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak noted that any case or claims involving elections do not fall under the mandate of the anti-graft […]
Blow to IEBC as court declares scraping of manual register unconstitutional
The High Court on Thursday, August 4 declared the decision by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to scrap the use of the manual voters’ register in every polling station in the upcoming polls unconstitutional. Justice Mugure Thande quashed the electoral commission and its Chairman Wafula Chebukati’s decision of June 10 not to use […]
‘Our children, spouses need your prayers’ – Chebukati says ahead of polls
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati has asked Kenyans to remember the electoral agency’s employees and their families in prayers as the country heads into the general election. Speaking at a breakfast meeting with the clergy on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, Chebukati said the families of the IEBC staffers suffer in silence. […]