A Kenyan lawyer has defended the media's right to report election results, amid discussions in the Senate regarding a bill that could remove the requirement for the IEBC to livestream polling station results.

• Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru asserted the media's right to collect and report election results from all 45,000 polling stations.
• The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson, Erastus Ethekon, refuted claims of a planned ban on livestreaming.
• The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 is being considered by the Senate, proposing to replace livestreaming with electronic transmission to tallying centers.