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IEBC was not in charge of by-elections, observers say

IEBC Officials led by Returning Officer Abdi Roba and Deputy Scholastica Maina consult during the tallying of MCA votes at Our Lady of Fatima Secondary school in Kariobangi North, Nairobi on November 27, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The just concluded by-elections was a flawed process, one which observers report did not reflect authority of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). 

The report by Elections Observation Group (Elog) on Wednesday 3, documented a series of incidents that it said undermined the integrity of the process across the affected electoral units. 

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