IEBC Chairperson Edung Ethekon declared that election theft in Kenya is "an impossibility" due to enhanced transparency measures, improved technology, and strict audit trails implemented during the recent November 27 by-elections. He emphasized that the electoral system is now designed to prevent manipulation without immediate detection.

• KIEMS kits achieved 99 percent functionality in the by-polls.
• Edung Ethekon, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
• All results forms were made publicly available at polling stations, on the IEBC portal, and cross-checked at tallying centers.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) reported a 99% functionality rate for Kenya Integrated Election Management Systems (KIEMS) kits during the November 27 by-elections. This ensured transparency despite issues like voter apathy and attempts to influence outcomes, according to Chairman Edung Ethekon.

• The KIEMS kits performed with nearly perfect functionality in the November 27 by-elections.
• Chairman Edung Ethekon emphasized the commission maintained high transparency and accountability standards.
• Lessons from these by-elections will inform strategies for the upcoming 2027 General Election.

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Edung Ethekon has issued a severe warning about "super agents"—senior politicians—who are allegedly disrupting elections through intimidation and unlawful interference, particularly during the November 27 by-elections.

• Ethekon reported incidents of political figures storming polling stations, threatening IEBC officers, and physically assaulting them.
• Homa Bay Town MP Peter George Kaluma, acting as an ODM Party chief agent, was attacked and his firearm stolen at Agoro Sare Primary School during the Kasipul by-election.
• The Election Observation Group (ELOG) also flagged serious breaches of electoral integrity, including violence, voter bribery, and the use of state resources by public officials to support candidates.