{
  "id": 14460169,
  "title": "Parties face Thursday deadline in IEBC’s 2027 election timetable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/parties-face-thursday-deadline-in-iebcs-2027-election-timetable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:41:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/parties-face-thursday-deadline-in-iebcs-2027-election-timetable/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political parties in Kenya have until Thursday, October 15, to submit the names and signatures of their authorised officials to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the 2027 General Election, according to a notice issued by the commission. This requirement is part of the administrative steps parties must complete as they prepare for the election, which is scheduled for the second Tuesday of August every five years. The IEBC has also set a deadline of October 30 for parties to have their nomination rules certified by the Registrar of Political Parties, ensuring that the framework for candidate selection is compliant with constitutional and statutory requirements. Failure to meet these deadlines could pose challenges for parties as they prepare to field candidates for the upcoming elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}