Defining year ahead for IEBC as it readies country for 2027 elections

IEBC is running against the clock to meet set constitutional deadlines in readiness for the polls even as it works to clear an overflowing in-tray...

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The newly constituted Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) faces a defining year as it prepares Kenya for the 2027 general elections. Having recently overseen highly contested by-elections, the commission is now tasked with meeting crucial constitutional deadlines.

The IEBC is under pressure to meet set constitutional deadlines in readiness for the 2027 polls.
The Chairperson, Erastus Edung Ethekon, along with six Commissioners, addressed the media in Mombasa on July 19, 2025.
The commission's immediate future involves an "overflowing in-tray" as it manages preparations.