The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kiambu Constituency has surpassed its voter registration target, recording over 10,000 new voters as the first phase of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise comes to a close.
This first phase, which kicked off on March 30 came to an end Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
IEBC credited this milestone to its coordinated mobilization strategy that brought together various stakeholders, including women groups, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), religious leaders, political aspirants, chiefs, youth leaders, and community leaders.
In a forum held earlier this month, Kiambu Constituency Registration Officer Beatrice Saki Muli had set a target of 9,922 new voters during the 30-day exercise.
The target was distributed across four wards: Township (3,939), Ndumberi (2,520), Riabai (1,817), and Ting’ang’a (1,646).
To boost turnout, the Commission conducted civic education forums and extended registration drives beyond traditional centres to churches, sports grounds, and town centres, with some outreach initiatives including door-to-door.
Youth leaders and other stakeholders had raised concern about low awareness among young people, calling for enhanced civic education to ensure eligible voters understood registration requirements, including the need for national identity cards.
In response, Muli reiterated that voter registration and transfer processes are conducted under strict procedures to safeguard the integrity of the voter register.
“Transfer of voters is not being done by clerks but by the constituency office because it requires internet connectivity, and this now becomes a security issue. They have to use IEBC Wi-Fi, which is safe,” she added.
As of April 23, 2026, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission had recorded a total of 1,876,274 new voters countrywide, with 159,410 Kenyans transferring their votes to other preferred stations.
This is against its national target of 6.3 million new voters ahead of the 2027 General Elections. Of these, 2.5 million voters were expected to be captured during the first 30-day phase.
The Commission’s Chair, Erastus Ethekon, during a visit to Baringo County to oversee progress of the ECVR, commended National Government Administration Officers, clergy, civil society groups, women, and youth for their support.
“IEBC has a mandate to register voters, conduct elections, and declare the winners in each election. These processes are pegged on numbers,” Ethekon explained.
By Rose Muthoni
