The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has confirmed that Kenyans who are still interested in registering to vote can do so even after the continuous voter registration exercise ended.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 28, IEBC chairperson Erastus Ethekon revealed that Kenyans who were locked out of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) due to the closure of the exercise, could still get a chance to register as voters and have not been left out.
Ethekon revealed that the commission has designated specific areas for the exercise, even as it prepares for the 2027 General Election.
The areas include all Huduma centres countrywide, IEBC Constituency Offices, and at the IEBC Customer Experience Centre at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi.
“Please note that voter registration will continue at Huduma Centres, the IEBC Customer Experience Centre at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi, as well as at IEBC Constituency Offices,” the IEBC stated in a statement.
The announcement by the chairperson comes after the commission marked the end of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise, which was open for 30 days from March 28 to April 28.
The ECVR exercise registered over 1.87 million new voters, and while this was a considerably good number, the electoral body fell short of its 2 million target.
Nairobi region led with 209,965 new voters, followed by Kiambu, Nakuru, and Kakamega with 97,557, 81,166, and 80,711 new voters, respectively.
Counties like Lamu, Isiolo, Mandera, and Nyandarua are among those that recorded lower new voter registrations, with 8,345, 9,291, 14,946, and 16,604 new voters, respectively.
On social media, sections of users highlighted their grievances, claiming they had been locked out, prompting IEBC to issue the clarification.
The commission is seeking at at least 6 million new voters before the general election, bringing the current 22 million voters to 28 million in 2027.
Another emerging challenge in the registration drive is the issue of uncollected IDs, raising concerns that many eligible citizens could miss out on participating in the upcoming general elections.
