IEBC decries budget constraints, security challenges after missing registration target

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The Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission( IEBC) chairman Erastus Edung Ethekon addressing the media on April 30, 2026, on the achievements of the just concluded voter registration. [ Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cited budget constraints and security challenges for failing to meet its target of registering 2.5 million voters.

IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon said the commission registered some 2,345,476 voters between March 30 and April 28 during the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration exercise, falling short of the target by 154,524 voters.

An additional 267,249 voters had been registered between September 2025 and March 29, bringing the total number of newly registered voters to 2,612,725.