The Livestreaming of election results announced at polling stations has been restored in Kenya ahead of 2027 General elections , following the recent court judgement

The ruling clarifies how the Independent Electoral and Boundary commission should handle results announced at polling stations and constituency level .It also limits the role of IEBC Chairperson in handling results that have already been declared by constituency returning officers 

The Livestreaming requirement is intended to promote public access to election information and allow Kenyans to follow the results as they are announced .However the court declares that broadcasting the results is for public information and does not give the IEBC Chairperson additional power to change them 

The Livestreaming of election results announced at polling stations has been restored in Kenya ahead of 2027 General elections , following the recent court judgement

The ruling clarifies how the Independent Electoral and Boundary commission should handle results announced at polling stations and constituency level .It also limits the role of IEBC Chairperson in handling results that have already been declared by constituency returning officers 

The Livestreaming requirement is intended to promote public access to election information and allow Kenyans to follow the results as they are announced .However the court declares that broadcasting the results is for public information and does not give the IEBC Chairperson additional power to change them 

According to the courts judgements ,the IEBC Chairpersons has no authorities to alter ,recount or conduct further verification of results declared at constituency level .This means the commissions leadership must operate within the legal responsibilities assigned to each election official 

The decision comes as political parties ,election observers and voters begin preparing for the 2027 General elections ,which is expected to attract close public attention 

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The High court earlier upheld the national tallying framework while making clear that constituency results cannot be changed by the IEBC during national aggregation.The commissions role is to check the aggregate figures ,not revise individual constituency results 

The Ruling therefore places renewed attention on transparency ,public access to elections information and the legal responsibilities of the IEBC as Kenya prepares for the 2027 polls