The Political Parties Liaison Committee and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission have signed a Political Decency, Peace and Accountability Charter ahead of the 2027 election, according to the IEBC.
The signing took place at an October 27 Nairobi forum convened by NCIC with the Kenya Human Rights Commission and the parties’ liaison body. IEBC deputy commission secretary Obadiah Keitany attended on behalf of chairperson Erastus Ethekon.
The commission says participants discussed emerging electoral risks, early warning and accountability. Keitany urged parties and aspirants to campaign on issues and reject intimidation, incitement and violence.
The public account confirms the two organisations named as signatories. It does not establish that every political party or presidential aspirant has individually signed the charter, nor does it announce a new criminal offence or penalty.
The political test now moves from a shared statement to conduct: whether parties respond to threats, restrain supporters and cooperate when risks are identified.
The charter’s full text and any published implementation arrangements will be important for assessing what monitoring and follow-up are actually promised. A commitment to peaceful competition is a starting point; it is not evidence that electoral violence has been eliminated.
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- An IEBC account places early warning, political accountability and rejection of intimidation at the centre of the October 27 forum.
- See the linked source records for the reported decision and its limits.
