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According to Article 104 of the Kenyan Constitution (2010), a member of parliament (MP) can be recalled if a petition is initiated by at least 30% of the registered voters in that constituency and the petition supported by at least of the registered voters in the constituency.
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📢 2.6 million new voters. What do the numbers really tell us about youth participation?
As Kenya looks ahead to the 2027 General Election, voter registration numbers raise important questions about young people’s political participation, civic mobilisation and what comes next. @CMDKenya @elogkenya
Join us for the next Tubonge Conversations as we unpack the numbers, the emerging trends, and what they mean for youth engagement ahead of 2027.
📅 29 October 2026
⏲️ 3:00–5:00 PM EAT
📌 Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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RAO 001.
The KQ Plane that flew in the remains of Former Prime Minister the late Rt Hon Raila Amollo Odinga.
RAO died on October 15, 2025, at the age of 80.
RIP Baba.
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The issue of increasing the number of voters in a polling station to a maximum of 1,000, to me, is very insensitive because we need to appreciate the fact that our society is unique. The way people live together and the way populations are mobilised sometimes come with a lot of other challenges, whether in terms of family setup, religious setup, and so on.
So, we need to accommodate these unique challenges. ~ Hon. Julius Rutto,. #BungeLiveNA.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
@KituoSheria Joins @cff_kenya in Raising Concerns Over Attacks on Journalists and Threats to Media Freedom Ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Click below for full brief: lnkd.in/d_jtjvwk
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How much does it really cost to cast a vote in Kenya? @KuriaKimaniMP
While the global benchmark sits at approximately $5 per vote, findings from the PIERK Consortium Study on the #CostOfElections reveal Kenya's numbers are significantly higher:
* In 2017, the average cost to cast a vote per voter was $26 against a budgeted allocation of $16
* In 2022, the average cost to cast a vote per voter was $20 against a budgeted allocation of $12.
Kenya consistently ranks among the highest globally in electoral expenditure. Addressing these budget overruns is critical for long-term fiscal stability and democratic sustainability.
🔗 Read the full report👉: nimd.org/publication/cost-of…
#ElectoralReforms #GoodGovernance #Kenya #PublicFinance
#CostOfPoliticsKE
How much does it cost to cast a vote in this country? I was trying to do a small analysis of how much it costs for a Kenyan to cast a vote in an election. In 2022, it was approximately KSh 2,600 per vote. How does that compare with the cost of casting a vote in other jurisdictions?
For example, if we compare that with South Africa, it costs four times more in Kenya than it does in South Africa. This means that, at the same cost as one vote in Kenya, four votes could be cast in South Africa. ~ @KuriaKimaniMP #BungeLiveNA.
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Spending a whole KSh 50 billion on an electoral process is self-defeating and painful.
From a banking background, I wonder how we trust everything else but not our own processes when it comes to elections. You trust the system that you use every day to transact your money, to support yourself and your family, but we cannot trust that we can conduct an election that is transparent.
We want to spend money to print an A4 sheet of paper. ~ Hon. Kwenya Thuku. #BungeLiveNA.
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On the issue of whether a person holding an expired passport should be allowed to vote, a few years ago they introduced an identity card with an expiry date. Knowing the state of the economy right now, some people may not have renewed their passports. So, I think that is okay. As long as someone is holding a passport, it shows that they are Kenyan and should be allowed to vote. ~ @KamauNgotho01 #BungeLiveNA.
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These laws concerning elections are always brought at the tail end of Parliament.
I've been looking at what's being proposed in this Bill, and there's nothing that we didn't know we might need to change in 2022, 2023, 2024, or even 2025. Why must the IEBC wait until the tail end of a Parliament to bring these amendments?
You know, the amendments might be good, but people might read sinister motives into them. Why so late in the day? Where have they been? ~ @David_Ouma #BungeLiveNA.
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NOTICE ON THE CLOSURE OF VOTER REGISTRATION
Voter Registration exercise for the upcoming National Youth Council elections will officially close today, 30th September 2026 at 05:00 pm.
#NYCElections2026 #NYCAmplifyingYouthVoices
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12 years, not a vote...
Kuwambusha deadline for NYC elections @NYC_YouthVoice ndo hii inakaribia!
Wekelea kura yako 👇
elections.nyckenya.go.ke or Dial *320#
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Applications are open for our 2027 Fellowship Programme!
📅Deadline: October 30th
For more information on the fellowship programme and application process, please visit: electoralintegrityproject.co…
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KHRC is seeking a consultant to examine citizens' contradictions in the application of ethical standards across the social, public and electoral spaces in Kenya.
Read more: khrc.or.ke/opportunity/exami…
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One my friends sent this beautiful post explaining Karma. I thought it’s worth sharing 😊
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Event Reminder!
What does your right to information actually mean if you don’t know how to use it?
Join us for a timely conversation as we commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI).
Tune in here: xitter.cf/i/spaces/1pJdRDmPbjVKW…
#ATIAct@10
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Strengthening knowledge. Sharpening skills. Deepening our understanding of what makes an electoral process credible.
Day 2 of the learning and exchange brought ELOG’s member network and partners into deeper conversations on universal suffrage, fundamental freedoms, election observation and reporting.
We also unpacked issues increasingly shaping elections in Kenya and beyond:
🔹 Election technology
🔹 Political finance
🔹 Information manipulation & disinformation
🔹 Data protection
🔹 Artificial Intelligence and elections
For us, effective election observation is not just about what happens at the polling station. It is about understanding the wider electoral environment, identifying emerging risks and producing credible, impartial evidence.
Better skills. Better evidence. Stronger election observation.@EPDE_org
Day 2 done. One more day to go. 🇰🇪
#ElectionObservation #ElectoralReforms #Kenya2027
