On Thursday, November 27, Kenyans are expected to cast their votes across various constituencies following different circumstances that led the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to set this date.
A total of 24 by-elections are scheduled for Thursday, November 27, 2025. The mini-polls span different levels of government, including one senatorial seat, six parliamentary seats, and seventeen county assembly ward seats.
The most competitive races that have drawn national attention include the parliamentary contests in Mbeere North, Kasipul, and Malava, as well as the Baringo senatorial race.
The IEBC has issued guidelines outlining what voters must observe during the election period. Polling stations will open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m. In cases where opening is delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, the lost time will be compensated. All voters who are in the queue by 5:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
“Polling stations opened at 6.00am and will close at 5.00pm. Any lost time during polling will be recovered at closing and voters in the queue by 5.00pm will be allowed to vote,” said IEBC.
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The Commission further encouraged voters to follow instructions issued by polling officials to ensure an orderly voting process.
So far, security has been heightened in areas where the by-elections will take place, with a heavy police presence deployed.
MBEERE NORTH
06:00 a.m.: Voting kicks off smoothly in Mbeere North. Huge queue witnessed in Kanyuambora Primary school.
07:00 a.m : DP Party leader Justin Muturi casts his vote. Expresses confidence that their candidate will win.
07: 30 A.M: Moses Kuria alleges use of goons by state. “Hundreds of vehicles without number plates ferrying goons and crude weapons in Mbeere North,” Kuria said.
08: 00 a.m: The voting exercise is going on smoothly across several polling stations in Mbeere North. No technical hitches have been reported so far.
KASIPUL
O6; 15 a.m: Heavy police presence witnessed in Kasipul as voting kicks off in notable polling stations including Agoro Sare.
07: 30 a.m: Longer queue witnessed in Agoro Sare poling station.
07: 35 a.m: Money Bior, a candidate in the Kasipul by elections, casts his vote.
MALAVA
06:00 a.m.: Voting kicks off in Malava smoothly.
06: 30 a.m: Panyako alleges that his driver was attacked by unknown people as he casted his vote. He has also called on the government to stop using state machinery to intimidate voters and political opponents, urging for a free, fair, and peaceful electoral process.
08:00 a.m: long queues continue to be witnessed across several polling stations in Malava.
MAGARINI
06:30 a.m.: ODM candidate for Magarini Constituency, Harrison Kombe, casts his vote. He claims some of his agents have been denied access to several polling stations.
08: 30 a.m: IEBC commissioner Alutalala Mukwana has addressed claims by ODM Magarini candidate Harrison Kombe on why some of his agents why denied access to several poling’s stations . According to him those were issues that were there in the morning but the matter has since been addressed.
His colleague who also addressed the media stated that the reason why the agents were denied access is because of lack of official identification documents but the matter has since been resolved.
BARINGO
7: 22 a.m: There is confusion over submerged polling stations in Baringo.
7: 45 a.m : Baringo South MP Charles Kamuren cast his ballot at Marigat Primary School as voting continues in the Baringo Senatorial by-election.
He encouraged locals to show up in large numbers and participate in the poll, stressing that Baringo requires urgent representation in the Senate after the death of former Senator William Cheptumo.
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