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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
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Kenya's Electoral System: How Elections Work, the Role of the IEBC, and the Quest for Free and Fair Polls
Elections in Kenya are among the most consequential and complex democratic exercises on the African continent, involving millions of voters choosing leaders at six levels of government in a single day...
Feb 20, 2026
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