Voter Registration to Continue at Huduma Centres & IEBC Offices, Commission Confirms

Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: April 29, 2026Country: Kenya

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Voter Registration to Continue at Huduma Centres & IEBC Offices, Commission Confirms

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) confirmed that Kenyans wishing to register to vote can still do so even after the continuous voter registration exercise ended. IEBC chairperson Erastus Ethekon announced that registration will continue at all Huduma centres, IEBC Constituency Offices, and the IEBC Customer Experience Centre in Nairobi. The continuous voter registration exercise registered over 1.87 million new voters but fell short of the 2 million target.

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