Confusion as IEBC Orders Fresh Registration for Voters Registered Before 2012
Our analysis indicates about 12 million Kenyans may be affected by the IEBC restructuring the voter roll ahead of the 2027 polls...
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has ordered Kenyans registered as voters before 2012 to re-register. This directive aims to include older voter data in the current biometric Register of Voters (RoV).
- Millions of Kenyans registered before 2012 must re-register.
- The IEBC, led by its Chairperson Erastus Ethekon, is implementing the new registration.
- Voters registered between 2012 and 2026 do not need to register again.
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IEBC: Pre-2012 Voters Must Register Afresh as 344,000 Sign Up in Ongoing Drive - April 2026
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that all Kenyans registered to vote before 2012 must re-register using the current biometric system, clarifying that only voters who did not register biometrically before 2012 need to re-register. The ongoing Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise, which aims to enlist 2.5 million new voters, has seen 344,316 people register in its first four days. DAP-Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa challenged the IEBC over its directive for some Kenyans to re-register as voters, questioning the necessity after successful biometric identification in the last election. The directive aims to ensure the integrity of the 2027 General Election by updating legacy data to the current biometric system.
