The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has heavily criticized recent by-elections, citing a severe lack of transparency and widespread irregularities. They reported three deaths directly linked to election-related violence and documented 57 deaths and 616 complaints of human rights violations in 2025.

• KNCHR stated that the by-elections were not free or fair, pointing to incidents like officers being locked out of tallying centers in Siakago and Mwomboni North.
• Commissioners Prof. Marion Mutugi and Chairperson Claris Ogangah detailed issues including hired goons, government official involvement, bribery, and intimidation.
• The commission is demanding decisive action from the Inspector General of Police and IPOA against officers implicated in abuses, amid claims that IEBC Chairperson Edung Ethekon had defended the elections as transparent.