Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chair Erastus Edung (center) flanked by fellow commissioners address the media at the commission offices in Nairobi on January 27, 2026.

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The electoral agency has moved to reorganise its county election command, transferring more than 20 senior election officials across the country as preparations for the 2027 General Election gather pace.

The transfers, contained in a circular signed by Acting Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Ruth Kulundu, affect county election officials who are being moved to new stations, in what the commission says is part of an ongoing administrative exercise to fill vacancies, deploy newly promoted officers and strengthen its field structure.

The changes come at a politically charged moment, with the country now firmly in the election cycle after the commission formally gazetted Tuesday, August 10, 2027, as polling day.

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The commission’s official election calendar shows that preparations are already under way, with political parties facing their first major deadline on October 15, 2026, when they are required to submit the names and specimen signatures of their authorised officials.

Acting Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Ruth Kulundu.

But the movement of county election chiefs, coming less than a year after the IEBC was reconstituted, is likely to attract scrutiny because these officials will play an important role in administering the election at the grassroots.

IEBC Chairman Erastus Ethekon, however, sought to dispel suggestions that the transfers were linked to political considerations or concerns about the integrity of individual officers.

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He described the exercise as a normal administrative routine, saying the commission had recruited new officers to replace officials who had retired, died or left the service.

📰 Source: Nation Africa