Lead image for Decision 2027: Civil society groups demand urgent electoral reforms ahead of 2027 polls.
Civil society organisations have challenged Parliament, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and other State agencies to urgently implement key electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 General Election, warning that failure to address outstanding issues could undermine the credibility of the polls.
The Uchaguzi Platform, a coalition of seven civil society organisations working on electoral governance, released a 10-point minimum reform agenda it wants implemented before Kenyans go to the ballot.
“With exactly one year to the 2027 General elections, the Uchaguzi Platform has set out the following 10-point minimum reform agenda to safeguard the integrity of the upcoming elections,” the organisations said in a statement issued in Nairobi on Monday.
The platform brings together Transparency International Kenya, Centre for Multiparty Democracy-Kenya, Elections Observation Group, Mzalendo Trust, Constitution and Reform Education Consortium, Electoral Law and Governance Institute for Africa and the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (Fida-Kenya).
The organisations said the reforms should be treated as an urgent national priority, warning that unresolved electoral questions could affect the country’s ability to conduct peaceful, free, fair and credible elections.
“Without IEBC, Parliament and other election management bodies addressing the targeted minimum reforms, the country's aspirations of holding a peaceful, free, fair, and credible election remains uncertain,” they said.