What services will you get during continuous voter registration? IEBC clarifies
By Joel Masibo, September 27, 2025The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has educated the public on the key aspects of the continuous voter registration scheduled to commence on Monday, September 29, 2025, across the country.
Taking to X on Saturday, September 27, 2025, IEBC said the scheduled exercise is provided in the 2010 Promulgated Constitution as a voter’s right and requirement.
“What is Continuous Voter Registration (CVR)? Voter registration is a continuous enrolment of voters into a register. Article 88 of the Constitution requires the Commission to carry out continuous registration of citizens as voters and regular revision of the voters’ roll. Your Vote, Your Future,” IEBC said.
Ahead of the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), voters are required to register at any IEBC Constituency office (except in areas currently with by-elections).
Services offered and eligibility
At the voter registration station, different services are offered during the process:
- Voter registration
- Correction or update of voter details
- Transfer of voter registration to a new electoral area and
- Verification of voter details
For one to be eligible to register, the following requirements are mandatory:
- Kenyan citizens 18 years and above
- Possess a valid Kenyan Identity Card (ID) or a valid Kenyan Passport
- Not registered before as a voter
- Not convicted of an election offence in the past five years
- Not declared to be of unsound mind
Meanwhile, ahead of the Thursday, November 27, 2025, by-election, a new survey has revealed that many Kenyans have no faith in the IEBC conducting a free and fair election. The revelation also comes less than two years before the next general election.
A new survey by TIFA released on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, shows that only 18 per cent of Kenyans now say they are “very confident” in the commission, a sharp decline from 58 per cent recorded in August 2022.
Also, according to the findings, 26 per cent of Kenyans are only “somewhat confident” in the commission, while nearly half, 48 per cent, say they are not confident at all. Another 8 per cent remain undecided.
The downward trend in trust has been consistent since the last election. In May 2025, confidence had already dropped to 20 per cent, and it has now slid further to 18 per cent in September.