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IEBC Reconstitution in Kenya 2026: The New Chairperson, the Seven-Member Commission and the Road to the 2027 General Election

Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission returned to full strength in 2025-26 after three years of vacancies that had blocked by-elections, boundary delimitation and 2027 preparations. The new seven-member team under Erastus Ethekon faces a tight calendar and several constitutional pressure points.

May 24, 2026 8 min read
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The Supreme Court of Kenya in Nairobi, the apex court that has interpreted the constitutional timelines governing electoral boundary delimitation
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IEBC Boundary Delimitation Deferred 2026: What It Means for the 2027 General Election and Kenyan Voters at Home and Abroad

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, now fully reconstituted under Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, announced in 2026 that there will be no boundary delimitation before the 2027 general election. Constitutional timelines, unresolved census disputes and a tight preparatory window made the decision inevitable.

May 24, 2026 8 min read
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Kenya's New IEBC in 2026: The Ethekon Commission, the Court Battles, and Why It Matters for the 2027 Election

After more than two years without a quorum, Kenya finally has a reconstituted Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in office. The Ethekon Commission inherits voter register cleaning, boundary delimitation, diaspora voter expansion, and the 2027 general election itself.

May 24, 2026 7 min read
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Kenya 2022 Presidential Election map ahead of the 2027 diaspora voter registration drive
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Diaspora Voter Registration for the 2027 Kenya General Election: How to Prepare from Abroad

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has signalled that diaspora voter registration will reopen ahead of the 2027 General Election. This guide explains what diaspora Kenyans need to do now, how the registration process works abroad, what's changing, and how proposed reforms could expand voting beyond the presidential ballot.

May 24, 2026 6 min read
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Diaspora Voting Rights in Kenya: Can Kenyans Abroad Vote and What the Law Says

The Constitution of Kenya 2010 guarantees voting rights for Kenyans living abroad, yet more than a decade later, diaspora voting remains largely unimplemented. With an estimated four million Kenyans i...

Feb 20, 2026 6 min read
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