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Court allows IEBC to change tallying centre in ChweleKabuchai by-election

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula casts his vote at Namakhele Primary School in Chwele–Kabuchai Ward on Nov 27, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The High Court in Bungoma has thrown out two urgent petitions seeking to block the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from relocating the Chwele–Kabuchai Ward by-election tallying centre, ruling that the electoral agency acted lawfully, transparently, and in the public interest.

In a late-evening judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Mwanaisha Shariff upheld IEBC’s decision to move the tallying centre from Musese CDF Hall to Kisiwa Technical Institute, citing security concerns, stakeholder consultations, and proper legal procedure.

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