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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 Finance Bill 2026 and the Gen Z Legacy: Why the Sequel Tax Push Has Reawakened the Civic Movement of 2024
The 2024 Gen Z protests forced Kenya's government to withdraw an entire Finance Bill and dissolve the Cabinet. Two years on, the Finance Bill 2026 has tabled many of the same measures in different clothing. This article maps the new bill against the 2024 demands, the civic response and the constitutional process to budget enactment.
May 24, 2026
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