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 David Maraga has demanded that IEBC immediately begin mass voter registration.

Former Chief Justice David Maraga has demanded that the Independent and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) immediately begin the voter registration process. 

In a statement on Friday, August 22, Maraga said the constitution requires IEBC to conduct continuous voter registration.

Maraga claimed that IEBC has violated the constitution by denying Kenyans who have attained the age of 18 from registering as voters.

“Since 2022, IEBC has suspended this process, giving frivolous excuses while blatantly violating the Katiba and disenfranchising millions of youth who have attained the age of 18.

“The Commission cannot continue picking and choosing which of its constitutional duties to undertake based on political patronage,” Maraga stated.

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File image of IEBC Chair Erastus Edung Ethekon.

The retired Chief Justice said the electoral body should commence the continuous voter registration process and conduct a voter registration campaign nationwide.

“We demand that the IEBC immediately commence the continuous voter registration process and conduct a mass voter registration campaign,” Maraga added.

He also asked the Registrar of Persons to facilitate the issuance of national identification cards to all the youth who have attained the age of 18.

On July 21, IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon announced that the commission would communicate the timelines for the resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in August 2025.

Ethekon mentioned that internal preparations were nearing completion and that formal details would be issued through a gazette notice. 

"The IEBC is currently finalizing internal processes and will, in the month of August 2025, announce via a gazette notice the timelines for resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to allow eligible citizens of Kenya to register as voters,” said the IEBC chairperson.

To register as a voter in Kenya, one must be a Kenyan citizen aged 18 or older, possess a valid national ID card or Kenyan passport, and have no election-related convictions in the past five years.