Election 2027
283 days to polling day (Tuesday 10 August 2027)
6 November 2026 (in 6 days)
Certified party nomination rules submitted to IEBC
Upcoming dates
- 6 November 2026: Certified party nomination rules submitted to IEBC in 6 days
- 9 December 2026: Political fundraising by aspirants, including harambees, prohibited from this date in 39 days
- 10 February 2027: Public officers seeking elective seats must resign (six months before polling day) in 102 days
- 23 March 2027: Registrar certifies party membership lists in 143 days
- 8 April 2027: Parties publish primary aspirants and the dates and venues of their primaries in 159 days
- 12 April 2027: Certified membership lists submitted to IEBC in 163 days
- 16 April 2027: IEBC gazettes party primary contestants in 167 days
- 8 May 2027: Party primaries and internal disputes must end; independent candidates must have left their parties and submitted names and symbols in 189 days
- 24 May 2027: Presidential aspirants submit 2,000 voter signatures from a majority of counties in 205 days
- 29 May 2027: Official campaign period and candidate nominations begin in 210 days
- 1 June 2027: National Assembly nominations close in 213 days
- 2 June 2027: Senate nominations close (county assembly nominations run 2 to 11 June) in 214 days
- 3 June 2027: Governor nominations window opens (3 to 6 June) in 215 days
- 7 June 2027: County woman representative nominations (7 to 11 June) in 219 days
- 11 June 2027: Presidential nominations close; nomination window ends in 223 days
- 23 June 2027: Nomination disputes expected to be resolved (24 hours to file, 10 days to decide) in 235 days
- 25 June 2027: Parties submit party lists to IEBC in 237 days
- 27 July 2027: Parties name their chief election agents in 269 days
- 7 August 2027: Campaign period ends (48 hours before polling day) in 280 days
- 10 August 2027: General Election polling day in 283 days
Past deadlines (2)
- 15 October 2026: Political parties submit the names of their authorised persons to IEBC
- 30 October 2026: Party nomination rules must be certified by the Registrar of Political Parties
Dates follow IEBC's Gazette notices of 20 August 2026 (Notices 13497 to 13503) as reported by Kenyan outlets. Items marked 'confirm date' are reported with one-day differences; verify them in the Gazette. Nomination windows differ by seat, and campaign activity is limited to 7am to 6pm.
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