Politics · Other · 14 hrs ago
Kenya plans 9,000 more polling stations for 2027 election
Kenya’s electoral commission plans to increase the number of polling stations before the August 10, 2027 General Election.
It projects 55,393 stations, compared with 46,229 used in the 2022 election.
The plan is based on the commission’s target of registering 6.3 million new voters before the vote.
The commission has also proposed raising the maximum number of voters assigned to each station from 700 to 1,000.
That proposal faces resistance in the National Assembly.
The planned increase in stations is intended to prepare for the larger voter roll.
Parliament is considering the proposal, but the sources do not say what decision it will make.
Kenya’s electoral commission plans to increase the number of polling stations ahead of the 2027 General Election.
An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission paper projects 55,393 polling stations, up from 46,229 in 2022.
The commission’s target is to register 6.3 million new voters before the next election.
Its proposal to raise the maximum number of voters per polling station from 700 to 1,000 faces resistance in the National Assembly.
The election is scheduled for August 10, 2027.
- Who
- Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
- What
- The IEBC projects increasing polling stations to 55,393 ahead of the 2027 General Election.
- When
- The election is scheduled for August 10, 2027.
- Where
- Kenya.
- Why
- The projection is based on the IEBC’s target of registering 6.3 million new voters before the election.
IEBC
National Assembly
Maximum voters per polling station
IEBC
The IEBC proposes increasing the limit from 700 to 1,000.
National Assembly
The proposal faces resistance.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Kenya used 46,229 polling stations.
The IEBC targets registering 6.3 million new voters.
Kenya’s next General Election is scheduled.
- Planned additional polling stations
- At least 9,000
- Projected polling stations
- 55,393
- Polling stations in 2022
- 46,229
- New voter registration target
- 6.3 million
- Proposed voters per station
- Increase from 700 to 1,000
Sources
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