Gen Z, Ghost Voters, and Broken Maps: IEBC’s Housecleaning Checklist

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is back in full gear – at least on paper. With the swearing-in of a new Chairperson and six Commissioners in July 2025, the once-paralyzed electoral body now faces the real test: rebuilding public trust and democr..
✨ Key Highlights
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya is working to restore public trust after the swearing-in of a new Chairperson and six Commissioners in July 2025. Key concerns include organizing credible by-elections and cleaning the voter register.
- 1.2 million Kenyans remain unrepresented across vacant parliamentary constituencies and ward seats.
- Key figure: Ms. Fahima Abdalla, IEBC Vice Chair.
- Over 1 million youths have turned 18 since the 2022 election, with most unregistered.
Continue Reading on Ghafla! (Entertainment)