Kenya · General Election 2027

Elections Watch 2027

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The 2027 General Election Count Down

Gazetted duties we hold

What happens next, and when

Choose an office. Open a date for the duty and Gazette evidence.

  1. The notice
  2. Parties get ready
  3. Rules on conduct bite
  4. Primaries and candidates
  5. Nomination by the Commission
  6. The campaign
  7. The poll
See all 22 stored duties
  1. · Parties name their authorised officials
  2. · Nomination rules certified by the Registrar
  3. · Certified nomination rules filed with the Commission
  4. · Harambee restriction begins
  5. · Public officers who will contest must resign
  6. · Party membership lists certified by the Registrar
  7. · Parties declare their primary candidates, dates and venues
  8. · Certified membership lists filed with the Commission
  9. · The Commission gazettes the primary candidates
  10. · Independent candidates must have left their party
  11. · Independent candidates submit their name and symbol
  12. · Parties submit their nominees to the Commission
  13. · Party primaries held and intra-party disputes resolved
  14. · The Commission gazettes independent candidates
  15. · Presidential candidates file their supporter lists
  16. · Campaign period opens
  17. · Commission nomination opens
  18. · Commission nomination closes
  19. · Nomination disputes determined
  20. · Chief election agents named
  21. · Campaign period closes
  22. · Polling day
22 duties held for president; 22 ahead.

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Stored duties and source clauses
The 2027 election timetable for president, as gazetted on 20 August 2026
Date As the notice prints it What must happen Stage Notice Source
15 Oct 2026 Thursday 15th October, 2026 Parties name their authorised officials parties No. 13497 (b) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
30 Oct 2026 Friday 30th October, 2026 Nomination rules certified by the Registrar parties No. 13497 (c) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
6 Nov 2026 Friday, 6th November, 2026 Certified nomination rules filed with the Commission parties No. 13497 (d) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
9 Dec 2026 9th December 2026 Harambee restriction begins conduct No. 13497 (v) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 2
10 Feb 2027 Wednesday, 10th February, 2027 Public officers who will contest must resign conduct No. 13497 (n) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
23 Mar 2027 Tuesday, 23rd March, 2027 Party membership lists certified by the Registrar parties No. 13497 (e) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
8 Apr 2027 Thursday, 8th April, 2027 Parties declare their primary candidates, dates and venues primaries No. 13497 (g) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
12 Apr 2027 Monday, 12th April, 2027 Certified membership lists filed with the Commission parties No. 13497 (f) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
16 Apr 2027 Friday 16th April, 2027 The Commission gazettes the primary candidates primaries No. 13497 (h) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
8 May 2027 Saturday, 8th May, 2027 Independent candidates must have left their party primaries No. 13497 (k) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
8 May 2027 Saturday, 8th May, 2027 Independent candidates submit their name and symbol primaries No. 13497 (l) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
8 May 2027 Saturday, 8th May, 2027 Parties submit their nominees to the Commission primaries No. 13497 (j) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
8 May 2027 Saturday, 8th May, 2027 Party primaries held and intra-party disputes resolved primaries No. 13497 (i) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
14 May 2027 Friday, 14th May, 2027 The Commission gazettes independent candidates primaries No. 13497 (m) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
24 May 2027 Monday, 24th May, 2027 Presidential candidates file their supporter lists nomination No. 13497 (o) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
29 May 2027 Saturday, 29th May, 2027 Campaign period opens campaign No. 13497 (s) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 2
29 May 2027 Saturday, 29th May, 2027 Commission nomination opens nomination No. 13497 (p) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
11 Jun 2027 Friday, 11th June, 2027 Commission nomination closes nomination No. 13497 (p) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1
23 Jun 2027 Wednesday, 23rd June, 2027 Nomination disputes determined nomination No. 13497 (r) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 2
27 Jul 2027 Tuesday, 27th July, 2027 Chief election agents named campaign No. 13497 (u) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 2
7 Aug 2027 Saturday, 7th August, 2027 Campaign period closes campaign No. 13497 (s) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 2
10 Aug 2027 Tuesday, 10th August, 2027 Polling day poll No. 13497 (a) Kenya Gazette — retained PDF physical p. 1

Next on the calendar

Parties name their authorised officials

Thursday, 15 October 2026 — Still ahead.

Source and chart grouping

Every date comes from IEBC Gazette Notices 13497-13503, gazetted on 20 August 2026.

The phase lanes are Mzalendo's grouping; the Gazette names no stages.

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People & participation

Population & voter registration

Different years. Overlapping groups. Not turnout.

47.56m

Population2019
25.64m

Adults 18+2019
22.1m

Registered voters2022

Registered voters2027

No 2027 register held

People · k = thousand · m = million. Select a column for details.
Exact counts, years & sources
Population · 2019
47,564,296 · All persons · KNBS census
Adults 18+ · 2019
25,639,495 · 47 counties · census age table
Registered voters · 2022
22,102,532 · 47 county registers held
Registered voters · 2027
No count held

The 2019 KNBS population includes all persons. Its age table excludes intersex persons and is not projected forward. County registers exclude separate diaspora and prison registers. These groups overlap and must not be added.

Where registration grew

2017–2022 · 0 paired counties

By number

Voters added

Largest increases

  1. No positive increase in this comparison.

Smallest increases

  1. No positive increase in this comparison.

By percentage

Growth from the 2017 register

Largest increases

  1. No positive increase in this comparison.

Smallest increases

  1. No positive increase in this comparison.
How change is calculated

Percentage change = (2022 count − 2017 count) ÷ 2017 count × 100. Increase rankings use positive, unrounded changes. Each pair shares a scale. Select a county for the underlying registers.