NAIROBI,Kenya Sep 23 – A petitioner has moved to court seeking orders compelling the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to disclose key details of its preparations for the 2027 General Election, including the location of polling stations and tallying centres and procedures for voter identification and verification.

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Francis Awino, through a Notice of Motion, wants the case certified as urgent and the court to issue interim orders barring the electoral agency and its officials from implementing any undisclosed or materially altered protocols concerning the national tallying centre and voter verification.

Awino is also seeking orders requiring the IEBC to disclose information on the designation, location, gazettement and accessibility of polling stations and tallying centres, as well as how and when the information will be made public.

The petitioner has placed particular focus on the proposed national tallying centre, asking the IEBC to disclose its legal basis, location, Gazette Notice, venue records, management protocols, audit trails and arrangements for public access to information.

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If the centre has already been selected or designated, Awino wants the IEBC to provide its official name and physical location, together with the date and basis of the decision, the relevant Gazette Notice and details of how the public was notified.

The petitioner is further seeking disclosure of the Commission’s voter registration, identification and verification records and the procedures to be followed in circumstances where biometric verification fails, biometric data cannot be read, election devices malfunction or connectivity is unavailable.

Awino wants the court to require the IEBC to disclose its policies, manuals, standard operating procedures, circulars, directions, training materials, internal memoranda, correspondence and decision-making records relating to the electoral arrangements.

Under the proposed orders, the IEBC would be required to file an affidavit within seven days, or within another period set by the court, stating whether a national tallying centre has been designated, selected, proposed, reserved or otherwise identified for the 2027 election.

The affidavit would also have to state whether the Commission has written protocols governing operations at the national tallying centre and whether it has a written voter identification and verification procedure covering biometric failures and other technical challenges.

Awino is also asking the IEBC to account for the action it has taken following a written request he says he submitted on September 16, 2026, and to provide copies of any responses and other correspondence arising from the request.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya