Kenyan opposition calls for register of new voters
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
Kenya’s opposition is asking the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to publish the register of new voters ahead of the 2027 presidential election. It wants to verify allegations that Ugandan and Somali nationals were registered and that identity cards were issued selectively, Citizen reports.
Kenyan opposition leaders are asking the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to publish the register of newly enrolled voters ahead of the 2027 general election. Eugene Wamalwa, leader of the Democratic Action Party, and John Methu, secretary-general of the Democracy for the Citizens Party, say Ugandan and Somali nationals may have been registered as voters, according to Citizen.
At a church service in Kiambu County, the two officials also questioned the civil registration administration over allegations that non-Kenyans had been registered, Citizen reports.
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