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IEBC Elections

Latest IEBC news covering Kenya's electoral commission activities, voter registration, election preparations, and democratic processes.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission conducts elections and manages electoral processes in Kenya. Coverage includes voter registration, election preparations, boundary reviews, electoral reforms, and commission appointments ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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Last updated June 12, 2025

Recent News

Senator Onyonka Makes Bold Demand Ahead of 2027 Elections

Senator Onyonka Makes Bold Demand Ahead of 2027 Elections

This comes after Ruto gazetted the new IEBC commissioners.

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Kenyans
about 18 hours ago
Huge Win for Uhuru After Latest Court Ruling

Huge Win for Uhuru After Latest Court Ruling

This decision will shift Uhuru's political landscape, especially for the 2027 general elections.

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Kenyans
about 23 hours ago
Ruto disregards court order again in appointment of IEBC commissioners

Ruto disregards court order again in appointment of IEBC commissioners

The President, by publishing the appointments formally, ignored the court order and possibly set up another round of bad blood between the executive and the judiciary.

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Citizen Digital
1 day ago
IEBC Official on the Spot Over Fake Degree

IEBC Official on the Spot Over Fake Degree

Cases of public officials forging their academic certificates are at an all-time high.

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Kenyans
1 day ago
Ruto Faces First Major Hurdle After IEBC Appointments

Ruto Faces First Major Hurdle After IEBC Appointments

The president formally appointed a new team to steer the IEBC on Tuesday, June 10.

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Kenyans
1 day ago
IEBC, KMTC, KeRRA officials among suspects arrested over forgery of academic certificates

IEBC, KMTC, KeRRA officials among suspects arrested over forgery of academic certificates

EACC CEO Abdi A. Mohamud said the arrests followed investigations into reports received from the public and various institutions, with suspects accused of using falsifi...

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Citizen Digital
1 day ago
Petitioners urge CJ Koome to stop swearing-in of new IEBC team

Petitioners urge CJ Koome to stop swearing-in of new IEBC team

Petitioners Kelvin Omondi and Boniface Mwangi are accusing President William Ruto of being in contempt of court in gazetting the new team, when a case challenging the process of the formation of the n...

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Citizen Digital
1 day ago
EACC Targets Salary Recovery as Officials Arrested Over Fake Academic Credentials

EACC Targets Salary Recovery as Officials Arrested Over Fake Academic Credentials

The suspects are from key public institutions including the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC), and the National Syndemic Diseases Cont

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Capital News
1 day ago
Ruto ignores court order, appoints IEBC officials

Ruto ignores court order, appoints IEBC officials

The appointments contradict a High Court order that barred the formal appointment and swearing-in of the new commissioners.

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Nation Politics
2 days ago
IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein found in contempt over Ksh.200M debt

IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein found in contempt over Ksh.200M debt

Justice Roselyne Aburili ruled that Marjan disobeyed a 2021 court order requiring the electoral commission to pay Scanad Africa — a subsidiary of WPP Scangroup — Ksh.245 million for strategic communic...

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Citizen Digital
2 days ago
IEBC CEO Marjan guilty of contempt over Sh200bn debt

IEBC CEO Marjan guilty of contempt over Sh200bn debt

The debt is owed to WPP Scangroup for services rendered during the 2017 general election.

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Nation News
2 days ago
IEBC CEO Faces Jail Time Over Ksh200M Debt

IEBC CEO Faces Jail Time Over Ksh200M Debt

This comes after President William Ruto recently gazetted a new IEBC Commission chaired by Erastus Ethekon.

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Kenyans
2 days ago
Meet the New-Look IEBC Team Appointed by Ruto

Meet the New-Look IEBC Team Appointed by Ruto

The seven will be facing their first acid test with the pending byelections.

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Kenyans
2 days ago
Ruto Appoints IEBC Chair Despite Court Orders

Ruto Appoints IEBC Chair Despite Court Orders

The seven will serve for a term of six years.

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Kenyans
2 days ago
President Ruto appoints new IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon, six Commissioners

President Ruto appoints new IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon, six Commissioners

This comes after the new electoral body team, which was nominated by President Ruto on May 8, was formally approved by the National Assembly last week following a vetting process....

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Citizen Digital
3 days ago
President Ruto gazettes appointment of new IEBC chair, commissioners

President Ruto gazettes appointment of new IEBC chair, commissioners

President William Ruto has officially gazetted the appointment of Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Ethekon succeeds the late former chairperson Wafula Chebukati, whose term ended in January 2023. “In exe

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KBC Top Stories
3 days ago
President Ruto Appoints IEBC Chair and Commissioners Amid Pending Court Blockade

President Ruto Appoints IEBC Chair and Commissioners Amid Pending Court Blockade

A three-judge bench of the High Court has sustained an order blocking the gazettement of the IEBC nominees until a constitutional petition challenging their appointment is heard and determined. Justices Roselyne Aburili, Bahati Mwamuye, and John Chigiti on Monday upheld an earlie

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Capital News
3 days ago
Raila's stance causing confusion in ODM

Raila's stance causing confusion in ODM

The Orange Democratic Movement, led by Raila Odinga, is confused about its role in government as the 2027 general elections draw closer.

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Standard Politics
3 days ago
Aburili-led bench reinforces Mugambi directive blocking IEBC appointments

Aburili-led bench reinforces Mugambi directive blocking IEBC appointments

Justices Roselyne Aburili, Bahati Mwamuye, and John Chigiti upheld an earlier order issued by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, which halted the gazettement, and directed parties to appear in court on June 23. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

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Capital News
4 days ago
Ruto’s 2027 victory inevitable, Mudavadi declares

Ruto’s 2027 victory inevitable, Mudavadi declares

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, has asserted that it will be “very difficult” to defeat President William Ruto in the 2027 general elections, citing the president’s growing political influence and broad-based

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KBC Top Stories
4 days ago
Wetang’ula Accuses Opposition of Fueling Voter Anger Ahead of 2027 Polls

Wetang’ula Accuses Opposition of Fueling Voter Anger Ahead of 2027 Polls

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has launched a scathing attack on the Opposition, accusing them of orchestrating a campaign to incite Kenyans to vote out of anger and tribal animosity in the 2027 General Elections. Speaking during a fundraiser at St. Augustine Cathol

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KBC Top Stories
5 days ago
Bangladesh's Yunus announces elections in April 2026

Bangladesh's Yunus announces elections in April 2026

The South Asian nation of around 170 million people has been in political turmoil since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted by a student-led revolt in August 2024, ending her iron-fisted ru...

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Citizen Digital
6 days ago
Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Claims as $8.9M Economic Losses Mount Ahead of 2025 Elections

Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Claims as $8.9M Economic Losses Mount Ahead of 2025 Elections

Tanzania blocks X citing pornography concerns, costing $8.9 million economically while critics allege election-period digital repression tactics.

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Techish Kenya
8 days ago

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Rais William Ruto amteua Erastus Edung Ethekon kuwa mwenyekiti mpya wa IEBC
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Rais William Ruto amteua Erastus Edung Ethekon kuwa mwenyekiti mpya wa IEBC

NTV Kenya (Youtube)•1 day ago
Petitioners protest Gazettement of IEBC Commissioners
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Petitioners protest Gazettement of IEBC Commissioners

Citizen TV (Youtube)•1 day ago
President Ruto gazettes new IEBC bosses, this is despite a court order barring it
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President Ruto gazettes new IEBC bosses, this is despite a court order barring it

KTN News (Youtube)•1 day ago
Wanaharakati wawasilisha kesi mahakamani
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Wanaharakati wawasilisha kesi mahakamani

Citizen TV (Youtube)•1 day ago
Serikali yachapisha majina ya makamishna kwenye gazeti rasmi la serikali
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Serikali yachapisha majina ya makamishna kwenye gazeti rasmi la serikali

Citizen TV (Youtube)•2 days ago
BREAKING NEWS: President Ruto appoints IEBC Chair & commissioners
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BREAKING NEWS: President Ruto appoints IEBC Chair & commissioners

Citizen TV (Youtube)•3 days ago
President William Ruto appoints IEBC chairman and commissioners
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President William Ruto appoints IEBC chairman and commissioners

NTV Kenya (Youtube)•3 days ago
Katibu mkuu wa Jubilee Jeremiah Kioni akosoa vikali uteuzi wa makamishna wa IEBC
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Katibu mkuu wa Jubilee Jeremiah Kioni akosoa vikali uteuzi wa makamishna wa IEBC

NTV Kenya (Youtube)•4 days ago