Kenya's Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) drive, launched on September 29 by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), has gotten off to a slow start, registering only 7,048 new voters in its first week. This figure is significantly behind the target of 6.3 million new voters for the 2027 General Election.

• Only 7,048 new voters were registered nationwide in the first week, with 259 voter transfers and 8 detail updates also recorded.
• The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is the organization spearheading the voter registration.
• Nairobi City leads with 1,597 new registrations, while counties like Nyamira (10), Lamu (1), and Tharaka Nithi (24) are significantly lagging.