Former Cabinet Secretary and Democratic Party-Kenya (DP-K) Party Leader Justin Muturi has criticized the IEBC's decision to deploy plain-clothed police officers during the November 27, 2025, by-elections, calling them "state-sponsored goons." The IEBC announced it would deploy both uniformed and un-uniformed officers to ensure security amid violence allegations.

• Justin Muturi claimed plain-clothed officers would be "goons" hired by the government, operating under police protection.
• The IEBC, through Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana, confirmed the deployment of both uniformed and un-uniformed police officers for the by-elections.
• Muturi urged IEBC boss Ethokon Edong to instruct the Inspector General of Police that all deployed officers must be identifiable and in uniform to prevent unregistered individuals from posing as law enforcement.
• The decision to deploy un-uniformed officers follows allegations of planned violence by political camps and incidents of violence, including gunshots and deaths, during the by-election campaigns.