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COMMENCEMENT OF ENHANCED CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION (ECVR)

Kenya Gazette notice · Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · Gazette Notices

IEBC catalogue label: Commencement of Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) — Gazette Notice No. 4490

Type
Kenya Gazette notice
Publisher
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · Gazette Notices
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The essential point

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Gazette Notice 4490 says the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission scheduled enhanced continuous voter registration from 30 March to 28 April 2026 and framed the exercise under the Constitution, Elections Act and voter-registration regulations.

Evidence: Gazette Notice No. 4490 heading and operative paragraph; retained PDF physical p. 1

Why it matters

The notice separates two common services: voters seeking a transfer were directed to the destination constituency office, while those seeking corrections were directed to the office where they were registered.

Evidence: Gazette Notice No. 4490(e)–(f); retained PDF physical p. 1

Open the key points and evidence

  1. The exercise was scheduled on a rotating basis in county assembly wards, alongside constituency offices, Huduma Centres, higher-learning institutions and the Commission’s customer centre.

    Gazette Notice No. 4490(a); retained PDF physical p. 1

  2. The notice described registration as open to Kenyan citizens aged at least 18 who possessed a valid Kenyan passport and national identity card.

    Gazette Notice No. 4490(b); retained PDF physical p. 1

  3. The notice excluded electoral areas with scheduled by-elections or ongoing election petitions from continuous registration and revision of the register.

    Gazette Notice No. 4490(c); retained PDF physical p. 1

  4. Voters seeking a transfer were directed to the constituency office for their preferred electoral area; corrections were directed to the office where they were registered.

    Gazette Notice No. 4490(e)–(f); retained PDF physical p. 1

  5. The notice said Huduma Centre registration would continue after ECVR unless suspended by Commission notice, and continuous registration would resume at constituency offices after ECVR.

    Gazette Notice No. 4490(h)–(i); retained PDF physical p. 1

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