The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced the resumption of voter registration activities through an Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise in five electoral areas across the country.
In a gazette notice, IEBC announced that the month-long exercise began on June 25 and will run until July 25, 2026. It targets electoral areas where voter registration activities had previously been delayed due to pending by-elections and election-related court petitions.
The registration drive will be conducted in Mbeere North Constituency, Emurua Dikirr Constituency, Malava Constituency, Porro Ward in Samburu West Constituency, and Endo Ward in Marakwet East Constituency.
Expanded Access to Registration Services
To improve accessibility, the Commission will offer registration services daily throughout the exercise, including weekends.
The ECVR exercise will be conducted at County Assembly Ward level, constituency offices, Huduma Centres, institutions of higher learning located within the affected electoral areas, and at the Commission’s Customer Experience Centre on the ground floor of Anniversary Towers in Nairobi.
The move is expected to provide eligible voters with multiple registration points and greater flexibility in accessing voter registration services.
Exercise Targets Areas Affected by Electoral Processes
According to IEBC, the enhanced registration exercise is specifically aimed at areas where similar activities could not be undertaken earlier because of ongoing by-election preparations or pending legal disputes arising from electoral contests.
By conducting the exercise before future electoral activities, IEBC aims to ensure that eligible voters in the affected constituencies and wards have an opportunity to register and participate in upcoming elections.
Even as the enhanced exercise continues in the selected electoral areas, IEBC has clarified that Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) remains available across the country.
Eligible Kenyans can continue registering as voters at all constituency offices, Huduma Centres, and the Customer Experience Centre at Anniversary Towers.
Following the conclusion of the ECVR exercise on July 25, regular voter registration and revision of the Register of Voters will continue at constituency offices from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
