Election observers and rights groups are demanding urgent reforms for Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) before the 2027 presidential election, threatening calls for leadership resignation if independence is not demonstrated. They accuse the commission of being compromised and failing to ensure free and fair by-elections.

• Observers, including former IEBC chairperson Ahmed Issack Hassan, cite chaotic by-elections like Malava and Mbeere North as evidence of the IEBC's failure.
• Prof PLO Lumumba stated, "The conduct of the IEBC during the by-elections was disgraceful — open corruption, chaos, even killings — yet they declared them free and fair. Free and fair? My foot."
• Attention is also on the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), accused of being ineffective as hate speech and tribal divisions escalate.