The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has identified goonism, political gangsterism and the misuse of artificial intelligence as three major threats that could disrupt the 2027 General Election. Speaking in Nyeri on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, during an IEBC engagement with security officials, Commissioner Francis Odhiambo said the commission can only conduct a credible
The National Assembly has approved at Second Reading a Bill that proposes changes to how Kenya’s election technology is owned, accessed and scrutinized, including provisions that would give the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ownership of intellectual property rights in election technology. The Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, Senate Bill No. 29 of
Former Deputy President and DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua, in his statement before departing for the United States, raised concerns about a few things; however, based on the facts and evidence, he is wrong. According to Gachagua’s speech on April 26 2026, he claimed that the IEBC was replacing Smartmatic with South Korean firm Miru Systems