IEBC announces enhanced voter registration drive in Ol-Kalou
According to the gazette notice, the exercise will be conducted at County Assembly Ward level, the Ol-Kalou Constituency Office, designated registration points and other locations approved by the commission.
Martha Karua, leader of the People's Liberation Party, expressed her concerns over the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's (IEBC) decision to conduct a month-long enhanced voter registration drive specifically in Ol-Kalou Constituency. Karua questioned why the programme is not being carried out across the entire country, asking, "Any reason why it cannot be countrywide and why specifically Olkalau?
Is there some mischief here?" She made her remark through a statement on her official X account on September 15, 2026, following the announcement by the electoral commission. The IEBC initiated the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) in Nyandarua constituency from September 21 to October 20, 2026, ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Karua's intervention added a political dimension to the voter registration exercise, which she perceived as a response to recent electoral developments in Ol-Kalou. The IEBC stated that this enhanced voter registration drive was undertaken to update and expand the voters' register before the 2027 polls. Unlike ordinary CVR, which is conducted on official working days, the enhanced exercise in Ol-Kalou ran every day from Monday to Sunday throughout the registration period.
Registration services were offered at County Assembly Ward level, the constituency office, designated registration points approved by the Commission, Huduma Centres, selected institutions of higher learning within the designated area, and the Commission's Customer Experience Centre at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi. The exercise, aimed at restoring and expanding voter registration services in the constituency, followed months of electoral activity in Ol-Kalou, including a by-election after the death of MP David Kiaraho.
Karua's concerns come as the IEBC's voter registration activities have attracted increased public attention, following a viral video raising questions about the deployment of registration kits during a voter registration exercise at Kenyatta University.
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