MPs have rejected a proposal for an additional independent audit framework for the voter register, leaving a political dispute over how the IEBC should demonstrate that its records are accurate before the next election.
The October 22 debate on election-law amendments included an effort by Suba South MP Caroli Omondi to restore a specific audit provision. Nation reported that the proposal would have required publication of the findings and parliamentary scrutiny.
Opponents argued that maintaining and auditing the register was already part of the commission’s work and questioned the expense and timing of an additional requirement. The disagreement was over the legal mechanism for scrutiny; it was not a vote authorising duplicate or ineligible entries.
The distinction also separates the legislative debate from IEBC’s own operational promises. In April, commissioner Ann Nderitu told the Kenya News Agency that cleaning the register would address deceased voters and duplication following registration.
That earlier commitment is background, not proof that a fresh audit has now been completed. The public will still need a current methodology, findings and an explanation of how errors are corrected.
The amended Bill must complete the remaining legislative stages. Neither this vote nor historical audit findings establish the accuracy or inaccuracy of every entry in the register being prepared for 2027.
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- The parliamentary dispute concerns an extra statutory audit mechanism, not permission to retain inaccurate voter records.
- See the linked source records for the reported decision and its limits.
